Idaho House introduces tweaked bill to fine Boise for flying LGBTQ+ pride flag

By: Kyle Pfannenstiel

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: January 30, 2026

Words: 642

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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An Idaho Republican lawmaker tweaked his bill that aims to punish the city of Boise for flying the LGBTQ+ pride flag.

In a new version of the bill, Rep. Ted Hill, an Eagle Republican, proposed closing a workaround to the Legislature’s recent law that banned state and local government entities from flying flags that aren’t on the Legislature’s pre-approved list, which largely includes official flags of domestic government or the U.S. military.

Hill’s …

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