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Senate passes Idaho Medical Freedom Act limiting medical mandates for businesses, schools
Summary
After extended floor debate, the Idaho Senate passed Senate Bill 12-10 (amended), the so‑called Idaho Medical Freedom Act, restricting state and private mandates for 'medical interventions' and extending protections to schools and many workplaces. The measure passed 22–13 and will go to the House.
The Idaho Senate passed Senate Bill 12-10 (as amended) on April 3, sending the measure to the House after a 22–13 recorded vote. The bill amends Idaho law to broaden the scope of prior coronavirus‑specific prohibitions and to define and prohibit certain ‘‘medical intervention’’ mandates by public entities, many business types and educational institutions.
Sponsor Senator Foreman framed the measure as an expansion and renaming of the existing Coronavirus Stop Act, saying the new language replaces disease‑specific references with a general definition of “medical…
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