Current Version
| Region | Idaho |
| Issue | Bathroom access |
| Status | Restricted (enforced with penalties or fines) |
| Start Date | Jul 1, 2026 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | HB 752 prohibits transgender individuals from entering a bathroom, changing room, or other facilities aligning with their gender identity in government buildings or public accommodations. The violations carry steep penalties; the first violation is a misdemeanor with up to one year in county jail while a second violation is a felony with up to five years in state prison. A fourth violation carries up to life in prison. On June 16th, 2026 a federal judge partially blocked the law stating “The Court enjoins enforcement of H.B. 752 as against all transgender people who seek to use a restroom in a government-owned building or place of public accommodation in Idaho consistent with their gender identity wherever: (1) the covered restroom designated for use by sex is a single-user facility; or (2) when a single-user restroom is not available because no single-user restroom exists on the same floor as the multi-user facilities or all single-user restrooms on the same floor as the multi-user facilities are occupied or not in service”. |
| Sources | https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0752.pdf Partial block of HB 752: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.idd.59675/gov.uscourts.idd.59675.58.0.pdf?ref=theneedle.media |
Revision History (2)
edited by mineszilla. Idaho’s bathroom ban is still the most restrictive in the United States despite the court “partially” blocking the law in June. Single-use spaces are the only protected accommodation for transgender and nonbinary individuals in Idaho.
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0 | Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
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| Value | Restricted | Restricted (enforced with penalties or fines) |
| Description | Transgender people in Idaho can currently use public restrooms matching their gender identity because a federal judge blocked enforcement of the state's criminal ban. U.S. District Judge Amanda Brailsford however didn't throw out the entire law. Instead, the judge set some parameters, saying the law couldn’t be enforced against someone using a single-stall restroom or when no single-user restroom is available and unoccupied on the same floor as a multi-user facility. | HB 752 prohibits transgender individuals from entering a bathroom, changing room, or other facilities aligning with their gender identity in government buildings or public accommodations. The violations carry steep penalties; the first violation is a misdemeanor with up to one year in county jail while a second violation is a felony with up to five years in state prison. A fourth violation carries up to life in prison. On June 16th, 2026 a federal judge partially blocked the law stating “The Court enjoins enforcement of H.B. 752 as against all transgender people who seek to use a restroom in a government-owned building or place of public accommodation in Idaho consistent with their gender identity wherever: (1) the covered restroom designated for use by sex is a single-user facility; or (2) when a single-user restroom is not available because no single-user restroom exists on the same floor as the multi-user facilities or all single-user restrooms on the same floor as the multi-user facilities are occupied or not in service”. |
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| Sources | https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/judge-rules-transgender-people-wont-face-criminal-charges-using-idaho-rcna350403 | https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0752.pdf Partial block of HB 752: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.idd.59675/gov.uscourts.idd.59675.58.0.pdf?ref=theneedle.media |
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created by nyelvtheelv
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0 | Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Restricted |
| Start Date | Jul 1, 2026 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Transgender people in Idaho can currently use public restrooms matching their gender identity because a federal judge blocked enforcement of the state's criminal ban. U.S. District Judge Amanda Brailsford however didn't throw out the entire law. Instead, the judge set some parameters, saying the law couldn’t be enforced against someone using a single-stall restroom or when no single-user restroom is available and unoccupied on the same floor as a multi-user facility. |
| Sources | https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/judge-rules-transgender-people-wont-face-criminal-charges-using-idaho-rcna350403 |