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ID S1023
Bill
Status
3/24/2025
Primary Sponsor
Health and Welfare Committee
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AI Summary
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Renames the "Coronavirus Stop Act" to the "Idaho Medical Freedom Act" and expands protections beyond COVID-19 to cover all "medical interventions," defined as any procedure, treatment, device, drug injection, medication, or action to diagnose, prevent, or cure disease
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Prohibits Idaho businesses from refusing services, products, venue admission, or transportation based on whether a person has received any medical intervention, and bars employers from requiring medical interventions except where federal law or foreign travel requirements apply
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Prohibits all public, private, and parochial schools in Idaho—from preschool through universities—from mandating any medical intervention for attendance, campus access, or employment
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Bars state, county, and local governments from requiring medical interventions for government benefits, services, licenses, permits, public building entry, public transportation, or as a condition of employment (except entities receiving Medicare/Medicaid funding)
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Declares an emergency with an effective date of July 1, 2025, and authorizes enforcement through injunctive relief by the attorney general or county prosecuting attorneys, with attorney's fees awarded for successful enforcement actions
Legislative Description
Amends existing law to prohibit medical mandates under certain conditions.
MEDICAL FREEDOM
Last Action
Filed in Office of Secretary of Senate
3/29/2025