Alabama HB643: Surrogacy; child born via surrogacy required to be relinquished directly to an intended parent, probate courts required to confirm identity of intended parents, State Department of Human Resources authorized to adopt rules

What the bill says

A bill 35 TO BE ENTITLED 36 AN ACT 37 38 Relating to surrogacy; to require probate courts to 39 identify the intended parents of children born to surrogates; to provide for the custody of children born to surrogates; to 41 require certain facilities that offer labor and delivery 42 services to adopt a policy; and to authorize the State 43 Department of Human Resources to adopt rules. 44.

From the introduced text:

A BILL 35 TO BE ENTITLED 36 AN ACT 37 38 Relating to surrogacy; to require probate courts to 39 identify the intended parents of children born to surrogates; to provide for the custody of children born to surrogates; to 41 require certain facilities that offer labor and delivery 42 services to adopt a policy; and to authorize the State 43 Department of Human Resources to adopt rules. 44 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: 45 Section 1. (a) If any child is born in this state to a 46 surrogate, the probate court in the county where the child is 47 born shall do all of the following: 48 (1) Review any pre-birth custodial order or other 49 surrogacy agreement establishing the intended parent or 50 parents, solely for the purpose of identifying the intended 51 parent or parents. 52 (2) Confirm the identity of the intended parent or 53 parents. 54 (3) Ensure that the child is given directly to the 55 custody of an intended parent. 56 (b) Before a child born to a surrogate may be Page 2 HB643 INTRODUCED 57 relinquished to an intended parent, the intended parent shall 58 provide the hospital, birthing center, or other facility where 59 the child is born with a certified copy of the order 60 confirming …

Sponsors

• Nelson, Kristin (R, HD-038) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. March 19, 2026: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin