Bill > H0822

This bill, titled the Pediatric Secretive Transitions Parental Rights Act, establishes new provisions in 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 names, pronouns, appearance, or dress. The act prohibits any "covered entity," which includes schools, childcare providers, and medical or mental health professionals, from facilitating a minor's sex transition or social transition without informing and obtaining written consent from the minor's parents or guardians. Specifically, covered entities must notify parents within 72 hours of a minor's request to socially transition, including requests related to pronouns, names, restroom use, or participation in sex-separated activities. Parents or guardians who believe a covered entity has violated these provisions can file a civil lawsuit to seek damages, injunctions, and legal costs. The Attorney General is also empowered to investigate violations, seek civil penalties of up to $100,000, refer violators to licensing boards, and file lawsuits to compel compliance. The bill emphasizes that parents have a fundamental right to make decisions for their children and that medical and social sex transitions can cause harm to minors.

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Ways and Means Committee (House)

https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0822/