The ACLU of Idaho works with members of the state legislature, state agencies and commissions, and the Governor’s office and executive branch to advocate for legislation that will protect and strengthen our civil liberties. We lobby policymakers, analyze proposed bills, draft and present testimony, collaboratively strategize with coalition partners, and work to build grassroots community power for legislative reform.
Among many other civil liberty issues, our legislative work includes criminal justice reform, reproductive rights, LGBTQ equality, immigrant rights, disability rights, privacy, religious freedom, and free speech.
Our 2023 bill tracker enables supporters of the ACLU of Idaho to follow along with the legislative process in real-time and in some cases sign up for action alerts to contact lawmakers in advocating for civil liberties across Idaho. The tracker will be updated to include new legislation through the filing deadline.
619 provides that a county must register a sex offender regardless of a person's ability to pay the registration fee.
SB 1325 would repeal Idaho’s Crimes Against Nature statute, which criminalizes all consensual oral and anal sex. The bill would also repeal the unenforceable offenses of Adultery and Fornication.
HB 675 would make it a felony for doctors to provide gender affirming care to trans youth. The bill displays a...
SB 1261 would require smartphone manufacturers to set up a content filter on all devices that prevents the user...
HB 508 would impose a five-year mandatory minimum sentence for certain sex offenses and a one-year mandatory minimum sentence for failing to register as a sex offender or providing inaccurate information to...
HB 527 would require identification card and driver’s license applicants to show proof of “citizenship status” to the Idaho Department of Transportation in order to obtain an ID card or license.