Idaho Transgender Bathroom Bill Is the Strictest in the Nation and Likely Veto-Proof

Idaho Legislature passes bill to criminalize trans people using preferred bathrooms

A bathroom sign as seen on March 16, 2026, at the State Capitol Building in Boise. (Photo by Pat Sutphin for the Idaho Capital Sun)The Idaho Legislature widely approved a bill that would criminalize “willfully” entering public and government bathrooms and changing rooms designated for another sex. The bill — which heads to Gov. Brad Little for final consideration — would effectively block transgender people from using their preferred public bath…

Idaho Senate Republicans Send Extreme Anti-Transgender Bathroom Bill With Felony Penalties To Governor

The Advocate reports that the Idaho Senate on Friday afternoon passed a GOP-Backed bill that would criminalize transgender people for using bathrooms aligned with their gender identity, sending the measure to Gov. Brad Little for his signature that is one of the harshest anti-trans measures in the U.S. Read more at the Advocate

Idaho transgender bathroom bill is the strictest in the nation and likely veto-proof

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho lawmakers passed a sweeping bathroom ban Friday, approving legislation that would make it a crime for transgender people to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity, even inside privately owned businesses.