Happy Idaho week! Here's an update regarding H0500, H0509, H0515, H0522, H0525 and MORE. 

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Bill Alert: House Bill 500 & 509 Biological Sex Matters.

This year, 2020, marks 100 years since women's suffrage. Idaho was the fourth state to give women the right to vote and the first to do it by constitutional amendment. Since then, women across the country have made a strong impact on the communities and our nation.

Little did those women activists know that within 100 years of women being given the right to vote and recognized by the law, that our nation would be trying to wipe women out of the law completely by taking biological sex out. Within the last few years across the country, we have seen laws that completely discredit biological sex and are redefining it all together. As the Women’s Liberation Front wrote in a recent Supreme Court brief: “Legally redefining ‘female’ as anyone who claims to be female results in the erasure of female people as a class. If, as a matter of law, anyone can be a woman, then no one is a woman, and sex-based protections in the law have no meaning whatsoever.”

Is this how we thank our women?

Biological sex matters. Recognizing biological sex protects the health, safety, and privacy of ALL Idahoans. When sex is defined by gender markers rather than biology, male and female terms are void of meaning. By allowing biological sex to be a game of mad lib, we leave everyone, from insurance companies and medical professionals to law enforcement, feminists and pastors, sports teams without language to accurately communicate about biological differences.

This session Representative Ehardt ([link removed]) and Representative Young ([link removed]) have put forward legislation to protect Idahoans: House Bill 500 ([link removed]) protecting Title 9 sports and House Bill 509 ([link removed]) protecting vital statistics records. These bills both passed the house and are currently in the Senate. Use our new
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It will only take a minute, but will make all the difference for the state of Idaho and future generations!

Biological Sex Matters
By Representative Julianne Young ([link removed])

Biological sex is real. It is scientifically discoverable, even before birth, and genetically encoded in every cell of the body. Archaeologists can distinguish it even centuries after death. Biological sex, like other identifying information collected on birth certificates, is a verifiable material fact.

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House Bill 500: Fairness in Women's Sports Act
House Bill 500 ([link removed]) , by Representative Ehardt ([link removed]) , prohibits boys and men who are taking measures to transition to the opposite sex from playing on girls and women’s sports teams in Idaho. This bill was passed on the House floor last week, with a vote of 52 (in favor) - 17 (opposed) - 1 (absent).

This bill is scheduled to be heard in the Senate State Affairs Committee this Friday at 8:00 AM.

Use our new “Contact Your State Legislators” tool ([link removed]) to contact the Senate State Affairs Committee to voice your support for House Bill 500 ([link removed]) .

House Bill 509: Idaho Vital Statistics Act

House Bill 509 ([link removed]) , also known as The Idaho Vital Statistics Act, was recently introduced by Representative Young ([link removed]) and passed on the House floor this last week (53-16-1). This legislation prohibits the changing of key information on a birth certificate. This includes the sex that is listed, which under current law can be amended to match a person’s gender identity.

The bill is currently waiting for a hearing in the Senate State Affairs committee.

Use our new “Contact Your State Legislators” tool ([link removed]) to contact the Senate State Affairs Committee to voice your support for
House Bill 509 ([link removed]) .

House Bill 522: Online Library Resources

House Bill 522 ([link removed]) , introduced by Representative Young ([link removed]) , requires that companies who contract with schools to provide online education materials for minors be prohibited from including obscene and other harmful materials as a part of that contract. This bill was passed this week in the House Education Committee and also on the House floor (53-11-6).

This bill is scheduled to be heard in the Senate Education Committee this TODAY (03.05) at 3:00 PM.

Use our new “Contact Your State Legislators” tool ([link removed]) to contact the Senate with your support for House Bill 522 ([link removed]) .

House Bill 525: Public Money, Abortion

House Bill 525 ([link removed]) , sponsored by Representatives Zollinger ([link removed]) and Zito ([link removed]) , passed the House floor Tuesday morning (52-17-1) and assigned to the Senate State Affairs Committee yesterday. This bill would not allow for public monies to go to abortion providers.

Thank you to everyone who reached out to their legislators regarding this bill and for the representatives that voted "YES!" to defunding abortion providers with taxpayer dollars.

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House Bill 515: Idaho Patient Act (IPACT)

Yesterday, House Bill 515 ([link removed]) , sponsored by Representative Monks ([link removed]) , passed the Senate State Affairs Committee and is expected to soon appear on the Senate floor.

Use our new “Contact Your State Legislators” tool ([link removed]) to voice your opposition to IPACT and encourage the Senate to seek better solutions to this issue.

Legislative Update: Week 8

Buzz topics for week eight of Idaho's 2020 Legislative Session include state constitutional amendments, abortion, family, taxes, and more.

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What Does the Name Idaho Mean?

Happy birthday Idaho! We are excited to celebrate our great state.

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