SENATE BILL 1352
Law
Counselors, therapists, principles
COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS – Adds to existing law to provide that a counselor or therapist practicing in Idaho shall not be required to counsel a client in support of goals, outcomes, or behaviors that conflict with the sincerely held religious, moral, or ethical principles of the counselor or therapist.
RS31209 / S1352
The legislation protects counselors in their fundamental rights of conscience by allowing them to decline to provide services in support of objectives which violate their sincerely held principles without fear of loss of licensure or civil or criminal action. It also provides for declaratory or injunctive relief.
This legislation does not require any expenditures from any general or agency funds since it provides protection for the sincerely held principles of the counselor or therapist.
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 02/12 | Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing |
| 02/13 | Reported Printed; referred to Health & Welfare |
| 02/21 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading |
| 02/22 | Read second time; filed for Third Reading |
| 02/27 | Retained on calendar |
| 02/28 | Read third time in full – PASSED - 23-11-1 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Forsmann(Carlson), Grow, Guthrie, Hart, Herndon, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Zuiderveld NAYS – Harris, Hartgen, Just, Lee, Rabe, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow Absent and excused – Winder Floor Sponsor - Bjerke Title apvd - to House |
| 02/29 | Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading |
| 02/29 | Read First Time, Referred to Health & Welfare |
| 03/13 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading |
| 03/14 | Read second time; Filed for Third Reading |
| 03/15 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 18, 2024 |
| 03/18 | Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 59-10-1 AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12)(Crane), 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, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber(Mendenhall), Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Berch, Burns, Chew(Beazer), Gannon, Green, Mathias, Necochea, Nelsen, Roberts, Rubel Absent – Galaviz Floor Sponsor - Young Title apvd - to Senate |
| 03/18 | Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling |
| 03/19 | Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker |
| 03/19 | Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate |
| 03/19 | Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor |
| 03/20 | Reported delivered to Governor at 4:52 p.m. on 03/19/24 |
| 03/22 | Signed by Governor on 03/21/24 Session Law Chapter 152 Effective: 07/01/2024 |