HOUSE BILL 668
RS31528 / H0668
The proposed legislation ensures taxpayer dollars are not used to provide medical treatment or surgeries for the purpose of changing the appearance of a person's sex in a way that is not consistent with their biological sex; that such expenditures are not tax deductible; that Idaho medicaid shall not reimburse or provide coverage for such expenditures; stipulating that physicians employed by tax-payer funded entities shall not provide such treatments or surgeries in the course and scope of their government service; stipulating that government facilities may not be used for the provision of such treatments or surgeries; These medical and surgical interventions can cause irreversible physical alterations; and some render the patient sterile or with lifelong sexual dysfunction, while others mutilate healthy body organs. This legislation also provides for exemptions for the funding of medically necessary uses of these drugs and procedures.
There is no cost to any level of government in Idaho associated with this legislation. While specific savings are difficult to quantify, as a result of lack of data regarding current expenditures for these medical and surgical interventions, it is anticipated there will be financial savings.
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 02/27 | Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing |
| 02/28 | Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration |
| 03/08 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading |
| 03/11 | Read second time; Filed for Third Reading |
| 03/11 | Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – 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(McKnight), Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Achilles, Berch, Burns, Chew(Beazer), Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Mathias, Necochea, Roberts, Rubel Absent – Miller Floor Sponsor - Young Title apvd - to Senate |
| 03/12 | Received from the House passed; filed for first reading |
| 03/12 | Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs |
| 03/14 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading |
| 03/15 | Read second time; filed for Third Reading |
| 03/20 | Retained on calendar |
| 03/21 | Retained on calendar |
| 03/22 | Read third time in full – PASSED - 26-8-1 AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Schroeder, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Winder, Zuiderveld NAYS – Just, Lee, Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow Absent and excused – Adams Floor Sponsor - Toews Title apvd - to House |
| 03/25 | Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling |
| 03/25 | Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate |
| 03/26 | Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker |
| 03/26 | Signed by President; returned to House |
| 03/26 | Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor |
| 03/27 | Delivered to Governor at 4:15 p.m. on March 26, 2024 |
| 03/27 | Reported Signed by Governor on March 27, 2024 Session Law Chapter 209 Effective: 07/01/2024 |