Text of ID S 1003 (2023)

Amends existing law to provide that a bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor shall not be required to provide access to a multiple occupancy restroom, multiple occupancy shower facility, or multiple occupancy changing room on any basis other than biological sex.

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LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO Sixty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session - 2023 IN THE SENATE SENATE BILL NO. 1003 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AN ACT 1 RELATING TO PURCHASING BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS; AMENDING SECTION 2 67-2802A, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT A PUBLIC WORKS BIDDER, OFFEROR, 3 CONTRACTOR, OR SUBCONTRACTOR SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO 4 A MULTIPLE-OCCUPANCY RESTROOM, SHOWER FACILITY, OR CHANGING ROOM ON ANY 5 BASIS OTHER THAN BIOLOGICAL SEX; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVID- 6 ING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 8 SECTION 1. That Section 67-2802A, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 9 amended to read as follows: 10 67-2802A. DISCRIMINATION IN PROCUREMENT PROHIBITED. (1) Political 11 subdivisions of the state of Idaho in their procurements governed by this 12 chapter shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment 13 to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, 14 or national origin unless permitted by an exception described in section 15 67-5909A, Idaho Code. 16 (2) Unless specifically required pursuant to applicable federal law or 17 regulation, a bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor shall not be re- 18 quired to provide access to a multiple-occupancy restroom, a multiple-oc- 19 cupancy shower facility, or a multiple-occupancy changing room on any ba- 20 sis other than biological sex. For purposes of this subsection, "biologi- 21 cal sex" means the physical condition of being male or female as stated on a 22 person's birth certificate. A bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontrac- 23 tor shall have standing to challenge a violation of the provisions of this 24 subsection, and such party shall be awarded costs and attorney's fees in the 25 event that such challenge prevails. 26 SECTION 2. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby 27 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after 28 July 1, 2023. 29