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ID H516 (2026)
Amends and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding the prohibition of taxpayer funding of teachers unions.
Anti-LGBTQ+
Summary
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding prohibiting instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity for students in kindergarten through grade 12.
- Jurisdiction
- Idaho
- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Stage reported
- Passed / adopted
- First recorded action
- Latest action
- : Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
- Record retrieved
Bill types
As labelled in the project's tracker.
Don't Say Gay: K12Don't Say Trans: K12
Links
- As introduced (PDF, hosted here)
- As enrolled or final (PDF, hosted here)
- LegiScan record(opens another site)
- Official legislature page(opens another site)
- Introduced text at legislature.idaho.gov(opens another site)PDF, external
- Engrossed text at legislature.idaho.gov(opens another site)PDF, external
- Bill page on this site
Recorded actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| House | Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing | |
| House | Reported Printed and Referred to Education | |
| House | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading | |
| House | Read second time; Filed for Third Reading | |
| House | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day | |
| House | Read Third Time in Full -- PASSED 59-10-1 | |
| House | Title apvd | |
| House | to Senate | |
| Senate | Received from the House passed; filed for first reading | |
| Senate | Introduced, read first time; referred to: Education | |
| Senate | Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment | |
| Senate | Placed in the Committee of the Whole | |
| Senate | Amendments ordered printed | |
| Senate | Reported out as amended; filed for first reading | |
| Senate | Amendments reported printed | |
| Senate | Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading | |
| Senate | Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading | |
| Senate | Read third time as amended in the Senate -- PASSED 20-14-1 | |
| Senate | Title apvd | |
| Senate | to House | |
| House | Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk | |
| House | House Concurred in Senate Amendments | |
| House | Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing | |
| House | Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills | |
| House | Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading | |
| House | Rules Suspended: Ayes 58 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 12, read in full as required | |
| House | U.C. to be placed on General Orders; objection | |
| House | PASSED 43-24-3 | |
| House | Title apvd | |
| House | to enrol | |
| House | Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate | |
| Senate | Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker | |
| Senate | Signed by President; returned to House | |
| House | Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor | |
| House | Delivered to Governor at 5:44 p.m. on April 2, 2026 | |
| House | Reported Signed by Governor on April 10, 2026 Session Law Chapter 342 Effective: 07/01/2026 and shall apply to contracts entered into or amended on or after July 1, 2026 and to any renewal or extension of existing contract on or after July 1, 2026. |
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