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Title: ID Senate Republicans send extreme anti-trans bathroom bill... to governor
Post by: Jessica_Rose on March 27, 2026, 02:48:13 PM
Post by: Jessica_Rose on March 27, 2026, 02:48:13 PM
Idaho Senate Republicans send extreme anti-transgender bathroom bill with felony penalties to governor
https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/trans-bathroom-bill-passes-idaho
Christopher Wiggins (27 March 2026)
The Idaho Senate on Friday afternoon passed a GOP-backed bill that would criminalize transgender people for using bathrooms aligned with their gender identity, sending the measure to Gov. Brad Little for his signature. It is one of the harshest anti-trans measures in the U.S.
House Bill 752 had already cleared the Idaho House and now awaits final action from the Republican governor.
"It's devastating," Nikson Mathews, a transgender man who lives in Idaho, told The Advocate.
Under the bill, a person who "knowingly and willfully" enters a restroom or changing facility that does not align with their sex assigned at birth in a government building or place of public accommodation can be charged with a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail. A second conviction within five years can be charged as a felony, carrying a potential prison sentence of up to five years.
Law enforcement groups opposed the bill, warning it would be difficult to enforce and could force officers to determine a person's sex assigned at birth or assess whether someone qualifies for an exception. Lawmakers declined to adopt changes requested by the Idaho Sheriff's Association that would have required officers to first ask individuals to leave before making an arrest.
If Little signs the bill, it will take effect July 1.
https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/trans-bathroom-bill-passes-idaho
Christopher Wiggins (27 March 2026)
The Idaho Senate on Friday afternoon passed a GOP-backed bill that would criminalize transgender people for using bathrooms aligned with their gender identity, sending the measure to Gov. Brad Little for his signature. It is one of the harshest anti-trans measures in the U.S.
House Bill 752 had already cleared the Idaho House and now awaits final action from the Republican governor.
"It's devastating," Nikson Mathews, a transgender man who lives in Idaho, told The Advocate.
Under the bill, a person who "knowingly and willfully" enters a restroom or changing facility that does not align with their sex assigned at birth in a government building or place of public accommodation can be charged with a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail. A second conviction within five years can be charged as a felony, carrying a potential prison sentence of up to five years.
Law enforcement groups opposed the bill, warning it would be difficult to enforce and could force officers to determine a person's sex assigned at birth or assess whether someone qualifies for an exception. Lawmakers declined to adopt changes requested by the Idaho Sheriff's Association that would have required officers to first ask individuals to leave before making an arrest.
If Little signs the bill, it will take effect July 1.
Title: Re: ID Senate Republicans send extreme anti-trans bathroom bill... to governor
Post by: Lori Dee on March 27, 2026, 03:48:36 PM
Post by: Lori Dee on March 27, 2026, 03:48:36 PM
In a prison yard, somewhere in Idaho:
Mass Murder: "So, what're you in for?"
Me: "I peed in the wrong toilet."
Mass Murder: ???
Me: "TWICE!"
Mass Murder: "So, what're you in for?"
Me: "I peed in the wrong toilet."
Mass Murder: ???
Me: "TWICE!"
Title: Re: ID Senate Republicans send extreme anti-trans bathroom bill... to governor
Post by: ChrissyRyan on March 27, 2026, 03:50:08 PM
Post by: ChrissyRyan on March 27, 2026, 03:50:08 PM
We just want to go to the bathroom to use it quickly and leave.