{"bill":{"bill_key":"ID-H538-2026","title":"Amends existing law to revise and remove provisions regarding flags flown by a governmental entity, to provide a penalty, and to establish provisions regarding enforcement by the Attorney General.","side":"anti","state":"ID","year":2026,"status_cat":"failed","ls_status":"introduced","summary":"Amends existing law to revise and remove provisions regarding flags flown by a governmental entity, to provide a penalty, and to establish provisions regarding enforcement by the…","notes":"Specifies allowed flags; doesn't specifically call out Pride flags; but sponsor commentary to press reveals is in reaction to Boisie skirting prior ban by making Pride & Juneteenth flags official city flags Failed at crossover deadline 3/9/26","types_str":"Censorship: Pride Flag Ban","sponsor_mix":"other","url":"https://legiscan.com/ID/bill/H0538/2026","url_kind":"legiscan","source":"legiscan","special":0,"bluebook":{"cite":"H.B. 538, 68th Leg., 2d Reg. Sess. (Idaho 2026), https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0538/.","short":"Idaho H.B. 538."}},"same_key":[],"sponsors":[],"citations":["ID:67-2303","ID:67-2303A"],"text":{"available":true,"credit":"Bill data and text from LegiScan (legiscan.com), licensed CC BY 4.0 and used in modified form. LegiScan does not endorse the Trans Data Initiative.","versions":[{"role":"intro","label":"As introduced","chars":4138,"pdf_href":"/bills/ID-H538-2026/pdf/0/intro"}]}}