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HB 71 (2023), now Idaho Code § 18-1506C, prohibits puberty blockers and other listed gender-transition procedures on minors. Poe v. Labrador was dismissed in 2025. The ban is in force.

Last verified: 13 Oct 2026

Medical care for minorsBan

HB 71 (2023), now Idaho Code § 18-1506C, prohibits puberty blockers and other listed gender-transition procedures on minors. Poe v. Labrador was dismissed in 2025. The ban is in force.

Idaho Legislature (H0071)

Medicaid and CHIPFederal funding ended (minors)

State Medicaid policy excludes gender-transition procedures for all ages. A federal CMS final rule (13 Aug 2026) prohibits federal Medicaid and CHIP funding for these procedures for patients under 18 (Medicaid) and under 19 (CHIP).

42 C.F.R. 441.800–802, 457.476 (91 Fed. Reg. 52406)

Excludes (all ages)

HB668

State employee coverageExcludes

State employee health plans explicitly exclude coverage of gender-transition procedures.

HB668

SportsSex-based

State law requires school athletic teams designated for girls or women to be limited to students of the female sex (K-12 and higher education). The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the law on 30 June 2026 (Little v. Hecox; West Virginia v. B.P.J.).

HB500; upheld in West Virginia v. B.P.J., No. 24-43 (U.S. 30 Jun 2026)

FacilitiesSex-based (K-12 schools)

State law requires multiple-occupancy restrooms and changing facilities in K-12 schools to be designated and used by biological sex.

Idaho S 1100 (2023)

Pronouns and parent noticeParent notice required

State law requires schools to notify parents when a student requests to be identified by a different name, pronoun or gender.

H822

CurriculumRestricted

State law limits classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity (K-12).

Idaho H 352 (2025)

Definition of sexDefined by biology

State law defines "sex", "male" and "female" in biological terms for purposes of state law.

H 421

Identity documentsBirth-certificate sex cannot be

Birth-certificate sex cannot be changed; driver's licence sex change needs surgery, court order or amended birth certificate.

F.V. v. Charron order (D. Idaho)

Shield lawNone

No shield statute identified.

No shield statute identified

AdultsRestricted (funding)

Adult access is limited through public funding rules: Medicaid exclusion at all ages, state-employee plan exclusion, ban on public funds at any age.

HB668

DetransitionNo state law

No state law provides an extended limitations period or other remedy specific to detransitioners.

No state law identified

PrisonsBy sex (statute)

State law requires prison sleeping quarters, restrooms and changing rooms to be separated by biological sex.

HB 264 (2025), Privacy of women, facilities

Pending billsNo active bills

No active bills (checked 13 Oct 2026). The 2026 regular session has adjourned (or the legislature does not meet in 2026), so 2025-26 bills are no longer moving. LegiScan search linked.

LegiScan search, checked 13 Oct 2026 (adjourned legislature)

LitigationResolved/ongoing

Little v. Hecox: U.S. Supreme Court upheld Idaho's sports law on 30 June 2026.

Little v. Hecox, No. 24-38, decided with West Virginia v. B.P.J., No. 24-43 (U.S. 30 Jun 2026)

Key datesDate

1 July 2026: H 822 parental-notification law took effect.

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