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ID H0808

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/2/2026

Primary Sponsor

Health and Welfare Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits all political subdivisions and schools in Idaho from requiring, mandating, recommending, or encouraging any medical intervention (including vaccines, drugs, or medical procedures) or restricting facility access based on a person's decision to decline medical interventions

  • Repeals existing immunization exemption statutes and replaces them with broader "medical intervention" definitions covering any medical procedure, treatment, device, drug, injection, vaccine, or medication

  • Removes schools and daycares from entities that can access the state immunization registry, and changes the registry from opt-out to opt-in (requiring parent's written consent for inclusion)

  • Eliminates previous federal law exceptions that allowed employers to require medical interventions, and removes Medicare/Medicaid funding exemptions for government employment requirements

  • Authorizes attorney's fees and costs to be awarded to the attorney general or prosecuting attorney for successful enforcement actions against violating political subdivisions or businesses, with an emergency effective date of July 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding medical mandates.

MEDICAL MANDATES

Last Action

Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare

3/3/2026

Committee Referrals

Health and Welfare3/3/2026

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