FL H1487 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on March 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-13 - Died in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on March 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-13 - Died in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Provides & revises requirements for preplanned adoption agreements, surrogacy contracts, & informed consent; requires security background investigations of specified parties; requires donor banks, fertility clinics, & surrogacy agencies to be licensed or certified; requires certain entities & persons to develop best practice policies & submit such policies to specified entity; requires specified material be labeled & records maintained for specified timeframe; requires AHCA & DCF to conduct annual inspections; provides for administrative penalties & corrective action plans; requires certain parties undergo mental & medical evaluations; requires surrogacy agencies maintain escrow accounts & provides requirements for such accounts & escrow agents; requires DCF maintain list of certified surrogacy agencies; authorizes certain parties to petition court to validate surrogacy contract & for expedited affirmation of parental status; authorizes deletion of certain names from certain court documents; requires certain notice; provides requirements if court denies affirmation of parentage; requires AHCA, DOH, & DCF to adopt rules.
Title
Surrogacy and Assisted Reproduction
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | House | Died in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee |
| 2026-01-15 | House | Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee |
| 2026-01-15 | House | Referred to Health & Human Services Committee |
| 2026-01-15 | House | Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee |
| 2026-01-15 | House | Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee |
| 2026-01-13 | House | 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 2026-01-09 | House | Filed |
Same As/Similar To
S1680 (Same As) 2026-03-13 - Died in Health Policy
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 383 | 61 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 402 | 89 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 63 | 213 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 742 | 13 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 742 | 15 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 742 | 155 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 742 | 16 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
Florida State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1487 |
| Text | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1487/BillText/Filed/PDF |
