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Read. Follow. Verify.Idaho House Bill 739 Establishes Parental Rights and Notification Requirements for Pediatric Sex and Social Transitions
Last action · February 26, 2026: Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
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What This Bill Proposed
Idaho House Bill 739 requires schools, healthcare providers, and child care facilities to notify parents within 72 hours of a minor child's request for or sex transition procedures. The bill prohibits covered entities from withholding information or facilitating transitions without parental consent and authorizes civil lawsuits and attorney general enforcement with penalties up to $100,000, effective July 1, 2026.
Schools and healthcare providers face civil lawsuits, licensing discipline, and penalties up to $100,000 for withholding transition-related requests from parents, while parents gain explicit rights to sue and recover damages.
- Idaho House Bill 739 was introduced during the Sixty-eighth Legislature's Second Regular Session in 2026 by the State Affairs Committee. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Parents and guardians
Parents gain explicit rights to be notified within 72 hours of minor transition requests, access records, and file civil lawsuits for violations.
Educational institutions and health care providers
Covered entities must comply with mandatory parental notification rules, face restrictions on facilitating transitions without consent, and are subject to civil lawsuits, attorney general penalties, and licensing discipline.
Minor children
Minor children under 18 who are unmarried or un-emancipated are subject to mandatory disclosure of their transition interests and requests to their parents.
Key Facts
- Covered entities include primary or secondary educational institutions, child care providers, and medical, behavioral, or mental health care providers.
- Covered entities are prohibited from withholding information from a parent or guardian regarding a child's expressed interest in sex transition procedures.
- Schools and other covered entities must notify a minor's parent within 72 hours of receiving a request by the minor to participate in or facilitate a social transition.
- Social transition requests triggering the 72-hour notification include requests for pronouns or titles not corresponding to biological sex, alternate names or nicknames in records, opposite-sex restroom or lodging use, and participation in sex-separated athletic teams.
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- Aggrieved parents or guardians may commence an action at law or equity in a court of competent jurisdiction against a covered entity.
- Successful plaintiffs are entitled to recover declaratory relief, injunctive relief, compensatory damages, and reasonable costs and attorney's fees.
- The attorney general is authorized to investigate allegations of violations, seek civil penalties of up to $100,000 per violation, and file suits for a writ of mandamus.
- Civil penalties collected by the attorney general must be deposited in the state general fund.
- The attorney general may refer violating covered entities to their respective professional licensing boards for discipline.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Feb 26, 2026CommitteeReferred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
- Feb 26, 2026Reported out of Committee, Returned to the Desk for re-referral
- Feb 20, 2026CommitteeReported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
- Feb 19, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 85)
- Controversy90Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz75Current news / social attention level
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