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ID HCR018
Concurrent Resolution
Status
4/3/2025
Primary Sponsor
State Affairs Committee
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AI Summary
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Designates Mother's Day through Father's Day as "Traditional Family Values Month" in Idaho, with each week celebrating specific family members: mothers (week 1), sons/brothers/uncles (week 2), grandparents (week 3), daughters/sisters/aunts (week 4), and fathers/marriage between a man and woman (week 5)
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Defines traditional family as consisting of a "natural female mother and male father," children, grandparents, and extended family, citing religious beliefs about families "designed by God"
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Cites statistical findings including: 77.5% of children lived with two married parents in 1960 versus 17.8% in traditional nuclear families today; divorce rates rose from 27% in 1950 to 45% currently; births to unmarried women increased from 5% in 1960 to 40% now
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Encourages communities, schools, churches, businesses, and the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare to participate in celebrating the designated month
Legislative Description
States findings of the Legislature and recognizes Mother's Day through Father's Day as Traditional Family Values Month to raise awareness about the challenges facing traditional families and the alarming rate at which the traditional American family is declining.
TRADITIONAL FAMILY VALUES MONTH
Last Action
Delivered to Secretary of State at 4:23 p.m. on April 2, 2025
4/3/2025