Idaho Legislature passes bill to criminalize trans people using preferred bathrooms

By: Kyle Pfannenstiel

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: March 27, 2026

Words: 1,231

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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The Idaho Legislature widely approved a bill that would criminalize “willfully” entering public and government bathrooms and changing rooms designated for another sex.

The bill — which heads to Gov. Brad Little for final consideration — would effectively block transgender people from using their preferred public bathrooms in Idaho, expanding on the state’s transgender bathroom ban in public schools.

House Bill 752 would create criminal misdemeanor and felony charges for people who “knowingly and …

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