{"bill":{"bill_key":"ID-S1352-2024","title":"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.","side":"anti","state":"ID","year":2024,"status_cat":"enacted","ls_status":"passed","summary":"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 confli…","notes":"Would allow counselors and therapists to refuse treatment to LGBTQ+ patients based on religious or moral objections. Doesn't explicitly refer to SOGI","types_str":"Religious Exemptions: Medical","sponsor_mix":"R","final_margin_pct":85.5,"url":"https://legiscan.com/ID/bill/S1352/2024","url_kind":"legiscan","source":"legiscan","special":0,"bluebook":{"cite":"S.B. 1352, 67th Leg., 2d Reg. Sess. (Idaho 2024) (enacted), https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/S1352/.","short":"Idaho S.B. 1352.","enacted_as":"Session Law Chapter 152 Effective: 07/01/2024"}},"same_key":[],"sponsors":[{"name":"Kelly Anthon","party":"R","state":"ID","district":"SD-027","is_primary":false,"href":"/people/ls-17856"},{"name":"Todd Lakey","party":"R","state":"ID","district":"SD-023","is_primary":false,"href":"/people/ls-15818"}],"citations":["ID:54-3407","ID:54-3416"],"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":3060,"pdf_href":"/bills/ID-S1352-2024/pdf/0/intro"}]}}