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SF 4353

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 03/12/2026 09:45 a.m.

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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.

new text begin [257E.28] EXCEPTION; ADOPTION REQUIRED.
 new text end

new text begin 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.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2026, and applies to births on
or after that date.
 new text end