The Idaho Legislature has passed an expanded ban on trans-identified males using sex-segregated spaces designated for women and girls, as the number of states with such laws approaches two dozen.
The Republican-controlled Idaho Senate passed House Bill 752 in a 28-7 vote Friday, sending the legislation to Republican Gov. Brad Little’s desk. The vote fell largely along party lines, with all Democrats opposing the measure and all but one Republican supporting it.
The Republican-controlled Idaho House of Representatives approved the bill in a 54-15 vote earlier this month, with all Democrats opposing it and six Republicans breaking from their party to side with Democrats.
The legislation states that any person "who knowingly and willfully enters a restroom or changing room in a place of public accommodation, as defined in section 67-5902, Idaho Code, that is designated for use by the opposite sex” is “guilty of a misdemeanor and may be imprisoned in the county jail for a period not to exceed one (1) year” on the first offense.
A second offense within a five-year period will result in a felony conviction and a sentence of up to five years in state prison.
Expanded ban on males entering women's spaces passed in Idaho | Politics
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