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March 31, 2025

3 entries on this date.

Idaho Gov. Little signed HB 352 banning K-12 classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity

On March 31, 2025, Idaho Governor Brad Little signed House Bill 352 into law, adding a provision that prohibits public-school classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity from kindergarten through grade 12. Enacted as Session Law Chapter 223, the measure also expanded parental-rights provisions including records access, opt-outs, notification requirements, and a private cause of action. Its instructional restriction took effect July 1, 2025.

Idaho Gov. Little signed HB 239, requiring parental opt-in permission before schools may teach any content on sexual orientation or gender identity

Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed House Bill 239 on March 31, 2025, barring public schools from providing any instruction on "human sexuality" unless a parent or legal guardian submits advance signed written permission. The law defines "human sexuality" to include sexual orientation, gender identity, gender ideology, and gender conversion, and creates a private right of action allowing parents to sue districts for $250 in statutory damages plus actual damages per violation. It took effect as Session Law Chapter 234 on July 1, 2025.

Ohio Gov. DeWine signed transportation-budget rider requiring BMV proof of citizenship to register to vote

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 54, the state's two-year transportation budget, on March 31, 2025, without vetoing a Senate-added provision requiring Bureau of Motor Vehicles applicants to provide documented proof of U.S. citizenship before BMV staff may offer them the opportunity to register to vote. The requirement, which took effect that June, applies only to BMV registrations and adds a paperwork burden on top of the sworn citizenship attestation Ohio already requires of every registrant regardless of channel.