Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S1680: Surrogacy and Assisted Reproduction
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Providing that a preplanned adoption arrangement may not authorize certain actions under certain circumstances; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration, in consultation with the Department of Health, to adopt certain rules for donor banks and fertility clinics by a specified date; requiring surrogacy agencies to require all participants to undergo certain mental health evaluations; requiring surrogacy agencies to obtain level 2 security background investigations for participants from the Department of Children and Families through the Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to surrogacy and assisted reproduction; amending s. 63.213, F.S.; providing that a preplanned adoption arrangement may not authorize certain actions under certain circumstances; revising required and prohibited preplanned adoption agreement terms; requiring certain parties to have independent legal representation by an attorney who meets certain requirements; requiring a clerk of the court to request and obtain certain background investigations of specified parties under certain circumstances…
From the introduced text, January 9, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to surrogacy and assisted reproduction; amending s. 63.213, F.S.; providing that a preplanned adoption arrangement may not authorize certain actions under certain circumstances; revising required and prohibited preplanned adoption agreement terms; requiring certain parties to have independent legal representation by an attorney who meets certain requirements; requiring a clerk of the court to request and obtain certain background investigations of specified parties under certain circumstances; prohibiting the court from approving a proposed adoption of a child under certain circumstances; providing that the biological mother of a child retains all parental rights to the child under certain circumstances; defining the term âdisqualified personâ; revising and deleting definitions; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; creating s. 383.61, F.S.; defining terms; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration, in consultation with the Department of Health, to adopt certain rules for donor banks and fertility clinics by a specified date; prohibiting a donor bank or fertility clinic from operating without a license; providing an exception; providing that licenses are valid for a specified timeframe unless suspended or revoked for cause; requiring donor banks, fertility clinics, and certain health care practitioners to develop certain written best practice policies by a specified date; requiring such donor banks, fertility clinics, and health care practitioners to submit such …
Sponsors
- Grall, Erin (R, SD-029) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Health Policy
- : Introduced
- : Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
- : Filed
Subjects: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, Rules, Health Policy
Common questions
- What is S1680?
- S1680 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Surrogacy and Assisted Reproduction.
- What does S1680 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to surrogacy and assisted reproduction; amending s. 63.213, F.S.; providing that a preplanned adoption arrangement may not authorize certain actions under certain circumstances; revising required and prohibited preplanned adoption agreement terms; requiring certain parties to have independent legal representation by an attorney who meets certain requirements; requiring a clerk of the court to request and obtain certain background investigations of specified parties under certain circumstances…
- What is the status of S1680?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Health Policy (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1680?
- Grall, Erin (R, SD-029).
- Where is the official record for S1680?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1680
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