COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS – Adds to existing law to provide that a counselor or therapist practicing in Idaho shall not be required to counsel a client in support of goals, outcomes, or behaviors that conflict with the sincerely held religious, moral, or ethical principles of the counselor or therapist.

Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate

Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 59-10-1AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12)(Crane), 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, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug

Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading

Read third time in full – PASSED - 23-11-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Forsmann(Carlson), Grow, Guthrie, Hart, Herndon, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, ZuiderveldNAYS – Harris, Hartgen, Just, Lee, Rabe, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – WinderFloor Sponsor - BjerkeTitle apvd - to House

Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading