SB 1044: Informed Consent for Assisted Reproductive Technology

GENERAL BILL by Grall

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.

Current Bill Version Posted: 12/31/2025 11:11 AM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 993 by Persons-Mulicka Informed Consent for Assisted Reproductive Technology Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee	Similar

• Citations - Statute (3)

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  456.072	Grounds for discipline; penalties; enforcement.	Page 14 (pdf)
  742.17	Disposition of eggs, sperm, or preembryos; rights of inheritance.	Page 2 (pdf)
  742.175		Page 3 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  12/31/2025	S	• Filed
  1/7/2026	S	• Referred to Health Policy; Judiciary; Rules
  1/13/2026	S	• Introduced
  3/13/2026	S	• Died in Health Policy