Surrogacy contracts; provisions requiring/prohibiting abortion or selective reduction unenforceable.
Summary
Surrogacy contracts; provisions requiring or prohibiting abortion or selective reduction unenforceable. Provides that any provision of a surrogacy contract requiring or prohibiting an abortion or selective reduction is against the public policy of the Commonwealth and is void and unenforceable.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2020
Last action Mar 3, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
3
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB920E
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with amendments (12-Y 1-N 2-A)
upper
Jan 24, 2020
Committee
Assigned Judiciary sub: Civil Law
upper
Jan 16, 2020
Committee
Rereferred to Judiciary
upper
Jan 16, 2020
Committee
Rereferred from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 9, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 9, 2020
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20105335D
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Peake
RRepublican
Co
Dave LaRock
RRepublican
Co
David Suetterlein
RRepublican
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