H 352 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding parental rights in education.

This Idaho bill (H 352) revises parental rights in public schools by requiring schools to provide parents or guardians with access to their child's education records within five school days of a request. It mandates parental consent for health services, requires schools to notify parents about student health changes, and prohibits classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity in K-12 that isn't age-appropriate. The bill also establishes procedures for parents to withdraw children from objectionable materials, ensures parental involvement in school policies, and allows parents to file complaints if their rights are violated. These provisions directly affect Idaho public school students, parents, and school staff.
Sub-Topics: K-12 Education
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Mar 3, 2025 Signed Apr 1, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2025 · House Mar 7, 2025

How they voted

304
Passed
Total votes 34
Mar 25, 2025
D Democratic4
4 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican30
30 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Apr 1, 2025
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on March 31, 2025 Session Law Chapter 223 Effective: 07/01/2025
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 29-6-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Patterson(Ward-Engelking), Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe)Absent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - CarlsonTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Education
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 58-11-1AYES – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Fuhriman, Furniss, Garner, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott(Scott), Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Education
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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