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Senate debates surrogacy cleanup after Utah Supreme Court ruling; substitute rejected, underlying cleanup passes
Summary
Senators debated House Bill 234, a statutory cleanup after a unanimous Utah Supreme Court decision striking part of the gestational agreements statute. Sponsors argued the bill removes the unconstitutional subsection; floor debate included concerns about preserving safeguards and whether additional restrictions were needed. The amended/underlying bill advanced toward third reading.
Lawmakers debated a technical statutory cleanup to Utah’s surrogacy law after the state Supreme Court found one subsection unconstitutional and severable.
Senator Weiler (floor sponsor) said House Bill 234 deletes the subsection the court found unconstitutional so the remaining statute aligns with the Court’s ruling and legislative intent. "What's House Bill 234 does is it deletes the section of the code that the Utah Supreme Court unanimously found to be unconstitutional…
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