Bill > H0574

This bill repeals existing laws related to immunization and amends others to establish new provisions regarding medical mandates, defining terms like "daycare," "medical intervention" (any medical procedure, treatment, drug, vaccine, or action to diagnose, prevent, or cure disease or alter biological function), "political subdivision" (any local government entity), and "school" (any educational institution). It explicitly states that no political subdivision or school can mandate, advise, recommend, or encourage any medical intervention or restrict access to services based on a person's decision to decline a medical intervention, aiming to preemptively occupy the field of medical intervention laws within the state and preserve medical freedom. The bill also revises provisions for the immunization registry, making participation voluntary and allowing parents to easily opt-out or add statements of refusal, and requires notification to parents that immunizations are voluntary and can be refused for any reason without requiring disclosure of those reasons. Furthermore, it prohibits businesses, ticket issuers, schools, and government entities from penalizing individuals for their vaccination status or for having or not having received a medical intervention, with some exceptions for federal law, and allows for the recovery of attorney's fees and costs for violations. The bill also includes provisions for civil action and damages for aggrieved individuals and states that these prohibitions apply even during declared emergencies.

Health and Social Services

Health and Welfare Committee (House)

https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0574/