A sweeping Idaho bill would criminalize transgender bathroom use in private businesses

Idaho Legislature passes bill to criminalize trans people using preferred bathrooms

A bathroom sign as seen on March 16, 2026, at the State Capitol Building in Boise. (Photo by Pat Sutphin for the Idaho Capital Sun)The Idaho Legislature widely approved a bill that would criminalize “willfully” entering public and government bathrooms and changing rooms designated for another sex. The bill — which heads to Gov. Brad Little for final consideration — would effectively block transgender people from using their preferred public bath…

Idaho Bill Would Crack Down on Restroom Access

The Idaho Legislature on Friday passed House Bill 752, which would make it a crime to knowingly and willfully enter a restroom or changing room designated for the opposite sex in government buildings and places of public accommodation, including businesses.

Idaho bill that would criminalize transgender bathroom use heads to Gov. Little's desk

A bill that would make it a crime for transgender people to use the bathroom matching their gender identity even inside privately owned businesses is headed to

Idaho Passes Most Extreme Bathroom Ban In Nation, Creating Path To Life In Prison

Idaho Capital Building // Wyatt Perry // Wikimedia CommonsErin In The Morning is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a subscriber.On Friday, the Idaho Senate passed the most extreme anti-transgender bathroom ban in the United States: a law that applies to both public buildings and private businesses and carries severe criminal penalties. A first offense would be a misdemeanor punishable by …

Bill that would criminalize bathroom use by opposite sex heads to governor's desk

An Idaho bill would criminalize bathroom use by the opposite sex. The bill passed Idaho's Senate and is heading to the governor's desk. (AP Photo)

Bill that would criminalize bathroom use that aligns with gender identity heads to governor's desk

Idaho lawmakers pass a bill criminalizing bathroom usage that does not align with a person's sex at birth. The bill awaits the governor's signature.