Text of ID H 606 (2026)

LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO Sixty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2026 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 606 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AN ACT 1 RELATING TO INDECENCY AND OBSCENITY; AMENDING CHAPTER 41, TITLE 18, IDAHO 2 CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 18-4117, IDAHO CODE, TO PROHIBIT 3 A PERSON FROM ENTERING A RESTROOM OR CHANGING ROOM OF THE OPPOSITE SEX, 4 TO PROVIDE A PENALTY, TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS, AND TO DEFINE A TERM; AND 5 DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 7 SECTION 1. That Chapter 41, Title 18, Idaho Code, be, and the same is 8 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des- 9 ignated as Section 18-4117, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: 10 18-4117. ENTERING A RESTROOM OR CHANGING ROOM OF THE OPPOSITE SEX. (1) 11 Any person who knowingly and willfully enters a restroom or changing room in 12 a government-owned building or a place of public accommodation, as defined 13 in section 67-5902, Idaho Code, that is designated for use by the opposite 14 biological sex of such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person 15 who pleads guilty to or is found guilty of a violation of this section, a sim- 16 ilar statute in another state, or any similar local ordinance for a second 17 time within five (5) years of the first conviction, notwithstanding the form 18 of judgment or withheld judgment, shall be guilty of a felony and may be im- 19 prisoned in the state prison for a period not to exceed five (5) years. 20 (2) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to 21 an individual who enters a restroom or changing room designated for the oppo- 22 site sex in any of the following circumstances: 23 (a) To perform custodial services or maintenance; 24 (b) To render medical assistance; 25 (c) To provide law enforcement assistance or to supervise any arrestee, 26 detainee, or inmate in a custodial setting; 27 (d) To provide services or render aid during a natural disaster, during 28 a declared emergency, or when necessary to prevent a serious threat to 29 good order or safety; 30 (e) To use a single-user facility designated for the opposite sex, if 31 such single-user facility is the only facility reasonably available at 32 the time of the person's use of the facility; 33 (f) To use restrooms, changing rooms, and sleeping quarters that have 34 been temporarily designated for use by people of that person's biologi- 35 cal sex; 36 (g) To provide coaching or athletic training during athletic events; or 37 (h) To accompany and render assistance to a person who is in need of as- 38 sistance when the person rendering assistance is: 39 (i) A family member or a legal guardian; or 40 2 (ii) The designee of the person in need of assistance and the de- 1 signee is not a member of the designated sex for the single-sex re- 2 stroom, changing facility, or sleeping quarters. 3 (3) As used in this section, "changing room" means a facility in which 4 a person may be in a state of undress in the presence of others, including a 5 locker room, changing room, or shower room. 6 SECTION 2. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby 7 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after 8 July 1, 2026. 9