Bill Text: AZ SCR1028 | 2022 | Fifty-fifth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Technical correction; marriage

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-25 - Senate read second time [SCR1028 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2022-SCR1028-Introduced.html

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REFERENCE TITLE: technical correction; marriage

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-fifth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2022

 

 

SCR 1028

 

Introduced by

Senator Leach

 

 

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 

enacting and ordering the submission to the people of a measure relating to marriage.

 

 

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Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Arizona, the House of Representatives concurring:

1. Under the power of the referendum, as vested in the legislature, the following measure, relating to marriage, is enacted to become valid as a law if approved by the voters and on proclamation of the Governor:

AN ACT

AMENDING SECTION 25-218, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; RELATING TO MARRIAGE.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 25-218, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE25-218. Surrogate parentage contracts; prohibition; custody; definition

A. No person may enter into, induce, arrange, procure or otherwise assist in the formation of a surrogate parentage contract.

B. A surrogate is the legal mother of a child born as a result of a surrogate parentage contract and is entitled to custody of that child.

C. If the mother of a child born as a result of a surrogate parentage contract is married, her husband is presumed to be the legal father of the child. This presumption is rebuttable.

D. For the purposes of this section, "surrogate parentage contract" means a contract, agreement or arrangement in which a woman agrees to the implantation of an embryo not related to that woman or agrees to conceive a child through natural or artificial insemination and to voluntarily relinquish her parental rights to the child. END_STATUTE

2. The Secretary of State shall submit this proposition to the voters at the next general election as provided by article IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of Arizona.