Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB1895: Modifies provisions regarding assisted reproduction under the uniform parentage act
Status: In committee, May 15, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 1895 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE PLANK. 3946H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk To repeal section 210.824, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to assisted reproduction. Section A. Section 210.824, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 210.824, to read as follows: 210.824. 1. (1) If[, under the supervision of a licensed physician and with the consent of her husband, a wife is inseminated artificially with semen donated by a man not her husband, the husband is treated in law as if he were the natural father of a child thereby conceived. The husband's consent must be in writing and signed by him and his wife. The physician shall certify their signatures and the date of the insemination, and file the husband's consent with the bureau, where it shall be kept confidential and in a sealed file. The physician's failure to comply with this section shall not affect the father and child relationship. All papers and records pertaining to the insemination, whether part of the permanent record of a court or of a file held by the supervising physician or elsewhere, are subject to inspection only upon an order of the court for good cause shown] a person conceives through …
Sponsors
- Adrian Plank (D, 047) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)
- : Read First Time (H)
- : Prefiled (H)
Common questions
- What is HB1895?
- HB1895 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Modifies provisions regarding assisted reproduction under the uniform parentage act.
- What is the status of HB1895?
- In committee as of May 15, 2026. Latest action: Referred: Emerging Issues(H) (May 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1895?
- Adrian Plank (D, 047).
- Where is the official record for HB1895?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB1895&year=2026&code=R
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