Updated: June 28, 2023
HB 71 creates a new state law banning all gender-affirming medical care for minors in Idaho. On June 1, 2023, the ACLU, the ACLU of Idaho, Wrest Collective, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, and Groombridge, Wu, Baughman, & Stone LLP filed a lawsuit that asks the court to strike down the law as unconstitutional. Absent action by a court, the bill will go into effect on January 1, 2024. After January 1, 2024, health care providers would no longer be able to legally provide gender-affirming medical care to anyone under the age of 18 in our state.
This factsheet is intended as a resource. It is not legal advice. Our hope is to clarify the new law created by HB 71 and help explain how the new law would impact trans kids and their families if it takes effect.