US EditionIdaho passes legislation criminalizing transgender use of public bathrooms
The bill imposes misdemeanor and felony penalties for bathroom use that does not match birth sex, with exemptions for emergencies and medical assistance, passing 28-7 in the Senate.
- On Friday, Idaho lawmakers passed legislation criminalizing transgender people for using restrooms matching their gender identity, including in private businesses, sending the measure to Republican Governor Brad Little for signature.
- Republican Sen. Ben Toews, the bill's sponsor, argued the legislation protects women and children from "discomfort and voyeurism, escalation and assaults," contending House Bill 752 provides a "proactive tool" to secure sex-separated spaces.
- The American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho condemned the bill as an "unacceptable and discriminatory misuse of our criminal legal system," while law enforcement groups opposed it, citing difficulty determining a person's biological sex.
- Violators face a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail for a first offense, or a felony carrying up to five years in prison for a second conviction within five years.
- While 19 other states restrict bathroom access, Idaho's bill uniquely applies criminal penalties to private businesses; the 28-7 Senate vote suggests the legislature could override a gubernatorial veto if Little objects.
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Idaho Passes Strictest US Law on Transgender Bathroom Use
BOISE, IDAHO — Idaho lawmakers have passed what is being described as the strictest law in the country regulating bathroom use by transgender individuals, sending the bill to Gov. Brad Little for expected approval. The legislation would make it a crime for individuals to use bathrooms or changing rooms that do not align with their sex assigned at birth in public spaces and private businesses open to the public. A first violation would be a misde…
Idaho bill criminalizes use of bathrooms that don’t match sex assigned at birth
A bill that would criminalize the use of restrooms that don’t match a person’s sex assigned at birth is heading to the governor’s desk.The bill, which would apply to government-owned buildings and places of public accommodation, would make it a misdemeanor to “knowingly and willfully” use a bathroom or changing room if it does not match your sex at birth.A second offense within five years would come with a felony charge and up to five years in p…
Idaho expands transgender bathroom ban to private businesses
Idaho lawmakers approved legislation Friday that would criminalize transgender people for using bathrooms and changing rooms associated with the gender they identify with, whether inside a government or privately owned building. The bill, which senators approved in a 28-7 vote, states that any person who knowingly and willfully uses the space designated for use by…
Idaho Senate passes bill criminalizing use of public bathrooms not matching biological sex
A controversial proposal that would criminalize those using public bathrooms that don't match an individual's biological sex is heading to Governor Brad Little's desk. House Bill 752 passed the Idaho Senate on Friday morning. Should Governor Little sign it, it would mark a significant expansion of the state's existing trans bathroom ban.
Idaho lawmakers pass strictest transgender bathroom ban in US
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.
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Idaho transgender bathroom bill is the strictest in the nation and likely veto-proof
Idaho lawmakers passed a sweeping bathroom bill Friday that makes it a crime for transgender people to use bathrooms matching their gender identity.
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