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S4274 • 2026

Establishes certain residency and domicile requirements for gestational carrier agreements executed in this State.

Establishes certain residency and domicile requirements for gestational carrier agreements executed in this State.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Amato, Carmen F., Jr.
Last action
2026-05-14
Official status
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Establishes certain residency and domicile requirements for gestational carrier agreements executed in this State.

Establishes certain residency and domicile requirements for gestational carrier agreements executed in this State.

What This Bill Does

  • Establishes certain residency and domicile requirements for gestational carrier agreements executed in this State.
  • Topic: Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-14 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee

Official Summary Text

Establishes certain residency and domicile requirements for gestational carrier agreements executed in this State.
Topic:
Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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S4274

SENATE, No. 4274

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

�

INTRODUCED MAY 14, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� CARMEN F. AMATO, JR.

District 9 (Ocean)

SYNOPSIS

���� Establishes certain residency and domicile
requirements for gestational carrier agreements executed in this State.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

��

An Act
concerning gestational carrier agreements and amending
P.L.2018, c.18.

����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� Section 5 of P.L.2018,
c.18 (C.9:17-64) is amended to read as follows:

���� 5.��� Eligibility.

���� a.���� A gestational carrier
shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of P.L.2018, c.18 (C.9:17-60
et al.) if, at the time the gestational carrier agreement is executed, she:

���� (1)�� Is at least 21 years of
age;

���� (2)�� Has given birth to at
least one child;

���� (3)�� Has completed a medical
evaluation approving her suitability to serve as a gestational carrier;

���� (4)�� Has completed a
psychological evaluation approving her suitability to serve as a gestational
carrier;

���� (5)�� Has retained an
attorney, independent of the intended parent, but for whose services the
intended parent may pay, who has consulted with her about the terms of the
gestational carrier agreement and the potential legal consequences of being a
gestational carrier under the terms of this agreement
;

and

����
(6) Is a lawful resident of
this State or has been lawfully domiciled in the State for at least 12 months
preceding the date the gestational carrier agreement was executed
.

���� b.��� The intended parent
shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of P.L.2018, c.18 (C.9:17-60
et al.) if, at the time the gestational carrier agreement is executed, the
intended parent:

���� (1)�� Has completed a
psychological evaluation approving the intended parent's suitability to
participate in a gestational carrier agreement; and

���� (2)�� Is represented by an
attorney who consulted with the intended parent about the terms of the
gestational carrier agreement and the potential legal consequences of the
agreement.

(cf: P.L.2018, c.18, s.5)

���� 2.� This act shall take effect
immediately.

STATEMENT

���� This bill clarifies the
eligibility of a person to enter into a properly executed gestational carrier
agreement in this State.

���� Under the bill, a gestational
carrier shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of the �New Jersey
Gestational Carrier Agreement Act,� if, at the time the gestational carrier
agreement is executed, she is a lawful resident of this State or has been
domiciled in this State for at least 12 months preceding the date the gestational
carrier agreement was executed.��