Bill Summary

SB 1044 Informed Consent for Assisted Reproductive Technology (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Grall
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Summary
Informed Consent for Assisted Reproductive Technology; Revising requirements for certain written disposition agreements required between a commissioning couple and a treating physician; prohibiting health care providers from performing in vitro fertilization without first obtaining informed consent from the commissioning couple; prohibiting health care providers from discarding embryos for nonpayment unless certain conditions are met; requiring health care providers to provide informed consent in the patients’ primary language or with a qualified interpreter, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2026
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committees of reference
» S Health Policy
   S Judiciary
   S Rules
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Actions
12/31/25
SENATE
Filed
01/07/26
SENATE
Referred to Health Policy; Judiciary; Rules
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bill text & filed amendments
1044
Filed on 12/31/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
456.072
742.17
742.175
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