Bill > H0739

This bill, titled the Pediatric Secretive Transitions Parental Rights Act, establishes new provisions within Idaho law to protect parental rights concerning minors' gender transitions. It defines "sex transition procedure" as practices prohibited by another Idaho law and "social transition" as a minor's process of identifying and living as a gender different from their sex, which can include changes in name, pronouns, appearance, or dress. The act prohibits any "covered entity," which includes educational institutions, child care providers, and medical or mental health providers, from facilitating a minor's sex transition or social transition without informing and obtaining informed consent from the minor's parents or guardians. Specifically, covered entities cannot withhold information about a child's interest in transition procedures from parents and must notify parents within 72 hours of a minor student's request to socially transition, including requests to use different pronouns, names, restrooms, or participate in sex-separated activities designated for the opposite sex. The bill also prohibits covered entities from aiding a child in obtaining sex transition procedures. Parents or guardians who believe their child has been subjected to these actions can file a civil lawsuit to seek damages, injunctions, and attorney fees. The Attorney General is empowered to investigate violations, seek civil penalties of up to $100,000, refer entities to licensing boards for disciplinary action, and file lawsuits to compel compliance. The bill includes a severability clause, meaning if any part is found invalid, the rest remains in effect, and it declares an emergency, making it effective on July 1, 2026.