Trans Legislation Tracker

Idaho

We are tracking 19 anti-trans bills in Idaho in 2024. The legislation impacts 5 categories:

HEALTHCARE

CIVIL RIGHTS

BATHROOM

EDUCATION

OTHER

ID H0419

HEALTHCARE
FAILED

Amends existing law to require certain federal waivers for continued Medicaid Expansion eligibility.

MEDICAID -- Amends existing law to require certain federal waivers for continued Medicaid Expansion eligibility.

No funds shall be used to fulfill any gender reassignment procedures, including treatments and surgery for any resident over eighteen (18) years of age. Should a court impose the requirements of gender reassignment for medicaid participants, it shall be considered a violation of the conditions of the state plan.

ID H0421

CIVIL RIGHTS
PASSED

Amends existing law to define terms and to revise definitions regarding “sex” and “gender.”

INDIVIDUAL'S SEX -- Amends existing law to define terms and to revise definitions regarding “sex” and “gender.”

In human beings, there are two, and only two, sexes: male and female; (2) Every individual is either male or female; (3) An individual's sex can be observed or clinically verified at or before birth;

ID H0455

BATHROOM
PASSED

Amends existing law to make codifier's corrections.

CODIFIER'S CORRECTIONS -- Amends existing law to make codifier's corrections.

Requiring students to share restrooms and changing facilities with members of the opposite biological sex generates potential embarrassment, shame, and psychological injury to students, as well as increasing the likelihood of sexual assault, molestation, rape, voyeurism, and exhibitionism;

ID H0520

HEALTHCARE
FAILED

Adds to existing law to prohibit the use of public funds for gender transition procedures.

NO PUBLIC FUNDS FOR GENDER TRANSITION -- Adds to existing law to prohibit the use of public funds for gender transition procedures.

USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR GENDER TRANSITION PROCEDURES PROHIBITED. (1) Public funds shall not be used, granted, paid, or distributed to any entity, organization, or individual for the provision or subsidy of any surgical operation or medical intervention [...] for purposes of altering the appearance of an individual in order to affirm the individual's perception of the individual's sex in a way that is inconsistent with the individual's biological sex regardless of whether the surgical operation or medical intervention is administered to a minor or an adult

ID H0538

EDUCATION
PASSED

Adds to existing law to prohibit governmental entities in the State of Idaho from compelling employees and students to use certain titles and pronouns.

CIVIL RIGHTS -- Adds to existing law to prohibit governmental entities in the State of Idaho from compelling employees and students to use certain titles and pronouns.

A government employee, regardless of the scope of such employee's official duties, shall not be subject to adverse employment action for declining to: (a) Identify such employee's pronouns while acting within the scope of employment; or (b) Address a person using a name other than the person's legal name or a derivative thereof, or by a preferred personal title or pronoun that is inconsistent with the person's sex.

ID H0560

OTHER
FAILED

Adds to existing law to provide for equality in financial services.

EQUALITY IN FINANCIAL SERVICES -- Adds to existing law to provide for equality in financial services.

"Discriminate in the provision of financial services" means utilizing a social credit score to directly or indirectly decline to provide full and equal enjoyment in the provision of financial services. [...] "Social credit score" means any analysis, rating, scoring, list, or tabulation that evaluates [...] (iv) Any person's failure or refusal to conduct any type of racial, diversity, or gender audit or disclosure or to provide any sort of quota, preference, or benefit based, in whole or in part, on race, diversity, or gender;[...] (v) Any person's failure or refusal to facilitate or assist employees in obtaining abortions or gender reassignment services

ID H0567

EDUCATION
FAILED

Amends existing law to prohibit instruction on human sexuality, sexual orientation, and gender identity prior to grade 5.

EDUCATION -- Amends existing law to prohibit instruction on human sexuality, sexual orientation, and gender identity prior to grade 5.

Planned instruction by school personnel or third parties on human sexuality, sexual orientation, or gender identity shall not occur prior to grade 5.

ID H0668

HEALTHCARE
PASSED

Adds to existing law to prohibit the use of public funds for gender transition procedures.

NO PUBLIC FUNDS FOR GENDER TRANSITION -- Adds to existing law to prohibit the use of public funds for gender transition procedures.

Public funds shall not be used, granted, paid, or distributed to any entity, organization, or individual for the provision or subsidy of any surgical operation or medical intervention [...] for purposes of altering the appearance of an individual in order to affirm the individual's perception of the individual's sex in a way that is inconsistent with the individual's biological sex regardless of whether the surgical operation or medical intervention is administered to a minor or an adult

FAILED

Adds to existing law to provide for equality in financial services.

EQUALITY IN FINANCIAL SERVICES -- Adds to existing law to provide for equality in financial services.

A. A financial institution may not: 1. Discriminate in providing financial services to a person. [...] E. For the purposes of this section: 1. "Discriminate in providing financial services" means using a social credit score to either directly or indirectly decline to provide full and equal enjoyment in the provision of financial services, including refusing to provide, terminating or restricting financial services. [...] 5. "Social credit score": (a) means any analysis, rating, scoring, list or tabulation that evaluates any of the following: [...] (iv) a person's failure or refusal to conduct any type of racial, diversity or gender audit or disclosure or to provide a quota, preference or benefit based, in whole or in part, on race, diversity or gender. (v) a person's failure or refusal to facilitate or assist employees in obtaining abortions or gender reassignment services.

ID H0672

HEALTHCARE
FAILED

Adds to existing law to establish the Medical Ethics Defense Act.

MEDICAL ETHICS DEFENSE ACT -- Adds to existing law to establish the Medical Ethics Defense Act.

No health care professional, health care institution, or health care payer should be compelled to participate in or pay for any medical procedure or prescribe or pay for any medication to which such professional, institution, or payer objects on the basis of conscience, whether such conscience is informed by religious, moral, or ethical beliefs or principles.

ID H0710

EDUCATION
PASSED

Amends and adds to existing law to prohibit certain materials from being promoted, given, or made available to a minor by a school or public library, to provide for a cause of action, to provide for damages, and to provide for injunctive relief.

MINORS -- Amends and adds to existing law to prohibit certain materials from being promoted, given, or made available to a minor by a school or public library, to provide for a cause of action, to provide for damages, and to provide for injunctive relief.

CHILDREN'S SCHOOL AND LIBRARY PROTECTION. (1) This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Children's School and Library Protection Act." (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a school or public library, or an agent thereof, shall not promote, give, or make available to a minor: [...] (c) Any other material harmful to minors.

ID H0734

EDUCATION
PASSED

Relates to the appropriation to the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho for College and Universities and the Office of the State Board of Education for fiscal year 2025.

APPROPRIATIONS -- COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITIES -- Relates to the appropriation to the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho for College and Universities and the Office of the State Board of Education for fiscal year 2025.

State-appropriated funds shall not be utilized to support diversity, equity, inclusion, or social justice ideology as part of any student activities, clubs, events, or organizations campus. Each college and university shall submit a written report of its expenditures related to these activities to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee no later than December 1, 2024.

FAILED

States findings of the Legislature and recognizes Mother's Day through Father's Day as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges facing traditional families and the alarming rate at which the traditional American family is declining.

TRADITIONAL FAMILY VALUES MONTH -- States findings of the Legislature and recognizes Mother's Day through Father's Day as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges facing traditional families and the alarming rate at which the traditional American family is declining.

According to Reverend D. Paul Sullins, Ph.D., "The proliferation of alternative family forms over the past fifty years were a social experiment in parenting arrangements, there would now be more than enough evidence to conclude that it was a failure. [...] Research demonstrates children who grow up in families with traditional values and gender roles are more likely to have traditional values and gender role expectations themselves.

FAILED

States findings of the Legislature and recognizes Mother's Day through Father's Day as Traditional Family Values Month to raise awareness about the challenges facing traditional families and the alarming rate at which the traditional American family is declining.

TRADITIONAL FAMILY VALUES MONTH -- States findings of the Legislature and recognizes Mother's Day through Father's Day as Traditional Family Values Month to raise awareness about the challenges facing traditional families and the alarming rate at which the traditional American family is declining.

Stating findings of the legislature and recognizing mother's day through father's day as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges facing traditional families and the alarming rate at which the traditional American family is declining.

ID S1242

EDUCATION
FAILED

Adds to existing law to prohibit institutions of higher education from requiring diversity statements as a condition of employment or admissions.

HIGHER EDUCATION -- Adds to existing law to prohibit institutions of higher education from requiring diversity statements as a condition of employment or admissions.

No public postsecondary educational institution in the state of Idaho shall require or solicit a diversity statement as part of an admissions process, employment application process, hiring process, contract renewal process, or promotion process or as a condition of participation in any administrative or decision-making function of the institution. (2) "Diversity statement" means any written or oral statement discussing: [...] (c) The applicant's or candidate's views on or experience with the race, sex, color, ethnicity, gender identity, or sexual orientation of students and coworkers;

ID S1352

HEALTHCARE
PASSED

Adds to existing law to provide that a counselor or therapist practicing in Idaho shall not be required to counsel a client in support of goals, outcomes, or behaviors that conflict with the sincerely held religious, moral, or ethical principles of the counselor or therapist.

COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS -- Adds to existing law to provide that a counselor or therapist practicing in Idaho shall not be required to counsel a client in support of goals, outcomes, or behaviors that conflict with the sincerely held religious, moral, or ethical principles of the counselor or therapist.

(1) No person engaged in the practice of professional counseling or marriage and family therapy in the state of Idaho shall be required to provide counseling to or facilitate the counseling of a client in support of goals, outcomes, or behaviors that conflict with the sincerely held religious, moral, or ethical principles of the counselor or therapist. (2) The declination to provide or facilitate counseling or therapy as described in subsection (1) of this section shall not be the basis for: (a) A civil cause of action; (b) Criminal prosecution; or (c) Disciplinary action pursuant to section 54-3407, Idaho Code. (3) The right to decline to provide or facilitate counseling or therapy as described in subsection (1) of this section is limited to conscience based objections to particular goals, outcomes, or behaviors that may be the objectives of particular types of counseling or therapy.

ID S1357

EDUCATION
FAILED

Adds to existing law to establish the Higher Education Fairness Act to prohibit diversity, equity, and inclusion positions, diversity training, and political loyalty tests in higher education.

EDUCATION -- Adds to existing law to establish the Higher Education Fairness Act to prohibit diversity, equity, and inclusion positions, diversity training, and political loyalty tests in higher education.

The university of Idaho and any private institution of higher education in the state of Idaho shall not expend funds appropriated by the Idaho legislature to establish, sustain, support, or staff a diversity, equity, and inclusion office or to contract, employ, engage, or hire an individual to serve as a diversity, equity, and inclusion officer. Any other institution of higher education shall not otherwise expend any funds derived from any funds appropriated by the Idaho legislature or any bequests, charges, deposits, donations, endowments, fees, grants, gifts, income, receipts, tuition, or any other source.

ID S1362

EDUCATION
FAILED

Adds to existing law to allow public schools to display only certain flags and banners on school property and to prohibit schools from displaying certain flags and banners.

EDUCATION -- Adds to existing law to allow public schools to display only certain flags and banners on school property and to prohibit schools from displaying certain flags and banners.

No flags or banners shall be displayed by a public elementary school or public secondary school that represent a [...] sexual orientation, gender, or a political ideology.

ID SCR134

EDUCATION
FAILED

States findings of the Legislature and authorizes the Legislative Council to appoint a committee to undertake and complete a study of diversity, equity, and inclusion and social justice initiatives at Idaho's public postsecondary educational institutions.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION -- States findings of the Legislature and authorizes the Legislative Council to appoint a committee to undertake and complete a study of diversity, equity, and inclusion and social justice initiatives at Idaho's public postsecondary educational institutions.

It is [...] the intent of the Legislature that no state-appropriated funds are used to support diversity, equity, and inclusion, or social justice ideology as part of any student activities, clubs, events, or organizations on the campuses of Idaho's public postsecondary institutions.