Idaho House passes bill requiring schools to notify parents if a minor requests help to transition

The Idaho House on March 11 passed House Bill 8-22, which requires covered entities to notify a minor student's parent within 72 hours if the student requests assistance to facilitate a social or medical transition. The measure passed on final passage after floor debate and was recorded as "passed" by the Clerk; the transcript does not include the final numerical roll-call tally.

The sponsor framed H.B. 8-22 as a parental-rights bill intended to close a perceived loophole on "social transitioning," emphasizing that notification is triggered only when a minor requests help to facilitate a transition. "If parents ask ... the covered entity may not hide that information," the bill sponsor said on the floor. The sponsor also described available remedies for parents, including declaratory and injunctive relief and compensatory damages, and said…