Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 128 (2025GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Pitcher, Stephanie

Final action

Governor Signed 3/19/2025

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• defines terms;
• requires a written agreement or consent for an egg retrieval to include a clause that discloses any possible complication associated with the egg retrieval; and
• prohibits a certain clause in a written agreement or consent for an egg retrieval.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

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78B-3-407.5
78B-3-407.5
6
Assisted Reproduction Amendments
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Stephanie Pitcher
House Sponsor: Steve Eliason
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill addresses egg retrieval for purposes of assisted reproduction.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
defines terms;
requires a written agreement or consent for an egg retrieval to include a clause that 
discloses any reasonably foreseeable complication associated with the egg retrieval; and
prohibits a certain clause in a written agreement or consent for an egg retrieval.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
78B-3-407.5
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1, Section 
78B-3-407.5
 is enacted to read:
78B-3-407.5
. Requirements for written agreement or consent for egg retrieval.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Assisted reproduction" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
78B-15-102
.
(b)
"Donor" means an individual who provides the individual's egg for use in assisted 
reproduction that is to be performed on a recipient other than the individual or the 
individual's regular sexual partner.
(c)
"Egg retrieval" means a procedure by which an egg is collected from an individual's 
ovarian follicles.
(d)
"Reproductive tissue facility" means the facility that performs an egg retrieval.
(2)
A written agreement or consent between a reproductive tissue facility and a donor for an 
egg retrieval shall contain a clause that discloses any reasonably foreseeable 
complication associated with the egg retrieval.
(3)
A clause in a written agreement or consent between a reproductive tissue facility and a 
donor for an egg retrieval is against public policy and is void and unenforceable if the 
clause requires the donor to release the reproductive tissue facility from liability for any 
complication associated with the egg retrieval that arises within 90 days after the day on 
which the egg retrieval occurs.
Section 2. 
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on 
May 7, 2025
.
3-12-25 2:23 PM