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HB 697·KY·house

AN ACT relating to commercial surrogacy.

In CommitteeFiled Feb 23, 2026
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to Judiciary (H)

Mar 2, 2026

Summary

The bill prohibits any person or organization from arranging, advertising, or enforcing commercial surrogacy agreements in Kentucky. It defines commercial surrogacy as a paid arrangement and makes such contracts void, while allowing altruistic (unpaid) surrogacy. The measure also updates adoption statutes to forbid selling or buying children and restricts fees for adoption services.

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