HOUSE BILL 538
2nd Reading (Senate)
Compelled speech, pronouns, titles
CIVIL RIGHTS – Adds to existing law to prohibit governmental entities in the State of Idaho from compelling employees and students to use certain titles and pronouns.
RS31275 / H0538
This legislation will protect people of Idaho with law that prohibits any government entity in the state of Idaho from compelling any public employee to communicate preferred personal titles or pronouns that do not correspond with biological sex of the individual seeking to be referred to by such title or pronoun. No person should be subject to coercion by any government entity in the state of Idaho to communicate in any way statements that such person prefers not to communicate. A government entity that compels speech would deprive persons the fundamental right to free speech guaranteed by the 1st Amendment.
There is no fiscal impact to the state General Fund or local government.
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 02/09 | Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing |
| 02/12 | Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs |
| 02/16 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading |
| 02/19 | Read second time; Filed for Third Reading |
| 02/20 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day |
| 02/21 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day |
| 02/22 | U.C. to place at bottom of third reading calendar one legislative day |
| 02/23 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, February 26, 2024 |
| 02/26 | U.C. to place at bottom of third reading calendar one legislative day |
| 02/27 | U.C. to place at bottom of third reading calendar one legislative day |
| 02/28 | U.C. to place at bottom of third reading calendar one legislative day |
| 02/28 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day |
| 02/29 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day |
| 03/01 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 4, 2024 |
| 03/04 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day |
| 03/05 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day |
| 03/06 | U.C. to place at bottom of third reading calendar one legislative day |
| 03/06 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day; objection |
| 03/07 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day |
| 03/08 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 11, 2024 |
| 03/11 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day |
| 03/12 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day |
| 03/13 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day |
| 03/14 | Read Third Time in Full – U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day |
| 03/14 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day |
| 03/15 | PASSED - 58-11-1 AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Gallagher, Garner, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Achilles, Berch, Burns, Chew(Beazer), Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Mathias, Necochea, Roberts, Rubel Absent – Wheeler Floor Sponsor - No sponsor data. Title apvd - to Senate |
| 03/18 | Received from the House passed; filed for first reading |
| 03/18 | Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs |
| 04/02 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading |