SF4353 • 2026

Certain intended parents requirement to adopt the child

Children

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Rarick
Last action: 2026-03-11
Official status: Introduction and first reading
Effective date: Not listed

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Certain intended parents requirement to adopt the child

What This Bill Does

Certain intended parents requirement to adopt the child

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Bill History

2026-03-11 House
Introduction and first reading

Official Summary Text

Certain intended parents requirement to adopt the child

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to family law; requiring certain intended parents to adopt the child;

proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 257E.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

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[257E.28] EXCEPTION; ADOPTION REQUIRED.

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Notwithstanding sections 257E.15 to 257E.27, an intended parent who is not biologically

related to the child and does not give birth to the child is not a parent of the child and must

not be adjudicated as the parent of the child, unless the intended parent adopts the child

pursuant to chapter 259.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective August 1, 2026, and applies to births on

or after that date.

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