Overview
- Gov. Brad Little signed HB 752 into law Tuesday as activists rallied for Transgender Day of Visibility, and the statute takes effect July 1.
- Under the law, entering a restroom or changing room that does not match one’s sex assigned at birth can bring up to one year in jail for a first offense and up to five years in prison for a second conviction within five years.
- The policy reaches places of public accommodation, so it applies not only to government buildings but also to private businesses and everyday venues such as hospitals, airports, and theaters.
- Idaho law enforcement groups warned the measure is hard to enforce because officers would be pressured to judge a person’s sex or whether narrow exceptions apply.
- The bill passed the House 54–15 and the Senate 28–7, with sponsors framing it as a privacy measure and civil-rights groups including the ACLU of Idaho and Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates calling it extreme and likely to draw lawsuits.