Idaho Gov. Little signed HB 822 requiring schools and doctors to report minors' social transitions to parents

On April 10, 2026, Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed House Bill 822, the "Pediatric Secretive Transitions Parental Rights Act," into law. The statute requires schools, healthcare providers, and childcare entities to notify a minor's parents or guardians within three days of any request by the minor to participate in a social transition — including using a different name, pronouns, restroom, or sports team consistent with a gender identity that differs from the minor's biological sex — and prohibits those entities from facilitating such a transition without written parental consent.

The measure was sponsored by Rep. Bruce Skaug (R-Nampa) and Sen. Ben Toews (R-Coeur d'Alene) and passed the Republican supermajority-controlled Legislature by wide margins, opposed chiefly by the chamber's Democrats and all but three present Republicans voting in favor. Violations can trigger civil fines of up to $100,000 sought by the attorney general, alongside exposure to damages and adverse professional-licensure action. The law took effect July 1, 2026.

Opponents, including gender-affirming-care providers, warned that mandatory disclosure removes the professional judgment clinicians and educators use to protect children and can expose youth to rejection, emotional harm, or homelessness when sensitive information is revealed to parents who are not supportive. The law directs the state's regulatory and financial power at transgender and gender-nonconforming minors and the adults who serve them, conditioning ordinary school and medical interactions on compelled disclosure of a protected characteristic.