CIVIL RIGHTS – Adds to existing law to prohibit governmental entities in the State of Idaho from compelling employees and students to use certain titles and pronouns.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Feb 9, 2024
Signed Apr 10, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 2, 2024 · House Mar 15, 2024
How they voted
25–7
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Apr 2, 2024
D
Democratic5
100% Nay
R
Republican28
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Apr 10, 2024
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on April 8, 2024 Session Law Chapter 314 Effective: 07/01/2024
lower
Apr 3, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Apr 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Apr 2, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – PASSED - 25-9-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Herndon, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Winder, ZuiderveldNAYS – Bearg(Rabe), Hartgen, Just, Lee, Semmelroth, Shea(Ruchti), Taylor, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – SchroederFloor Sponsor - TrakelTitle apvd - to House
upper
Apr 2, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Mar 18, 2024
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
upper
Mar 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
PASSED - 58-11-1AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Gallagher, Garner, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wisnie
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
lower
Feb 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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