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S 1210 Idaho Senate · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

IDAHO MEDICAL FREEDOM ACT – Amends existing law to establish the Idaho Medical Freedom Act.

Idaho's S 1210, the "Coronavirus Stop Idaho Medical Freedom Act," prohibits businesses, schools, and government entities from requiring coronavirus vaccines for services, employment, school attendance, or public access. It bans wage or benefit discrimination based on vaccination status and exempts Medicare/medicaid providers and federal mandate requirements. The law also prevents governments from making vaccines a condition for benefits, licenses, or public transportation access, with exceptions for foreign travel requirements. Effective July 1, 2025, it directly affects employers, schools, venues, and government agencies operating in Idaho.
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationProhibits schools from requiring vaccines for attendance, removing a barrier to educational access per bill's explicit language on school attendance policies.85% confidence ✗ HealthcareOpposes HealthcareProhibits vaccine mandates for businesses/schools/government, restricting public health measures requiring vaccination as part of healthcare policy enforcement.90% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProhibits wage/benefit discrimination based on vaccination status in employment, directly protecting workers' rights related to medical choices in the workplace.85% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Mar 31, 2025 Signed Apr 4, 2025
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What changed between versions

Engrossment 1 → Engrossment 2 · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended in the House to add language prohibiting certain regulatory authority alongside the existing provisions against prohibited medical mandates. The short title and chapter title remain unchanged, but the substantive scope was expanded to explicitly limit government regulatory power related to these mandates.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include prohibitions on certain regulatory authority in addition to the existing prohibitions on medical mandates.
SCOPE

Added language to prohibit certain regulatory authority, expanding the bill's protections beyond just medical mandates to also restrict government regulatory actions.

DEFINITION

Modified the definition of 'medical intervention' by removing the words 'device' and 'drug injection' from the list, changing it to 'drug, injection' instead of 'drug injection'.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 4, 2025 · House Apr 4, 2025

How they voted

28–6
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 36
Apr 4, 2025
D Democratic6
5 Nay 1
83% Nay
R Republican30
28 Yea 1 Nay 1
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
10
Committee
11
Amendments
2
Apr 4, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor on 04/04/25 Session Law Chapter 318 Effective: 07/01/2025
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED - 27-6-2AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Guthrie, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – Carlson, RabeFloor Sponsor - No sponsor data.Title apvd - to enrol
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
Senate concurred in House amendments; referred to engrossment
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to 10th Order for possible concurrence
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Introduced
Returned from House, amended
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended: Ayes 51 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 19, read in full as required – PASSED - 44-23-3AYES – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mendive, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Redman, Scott(Dotson), Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
Amendments Referred to the JRA for Printing
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out without recommendation as amended
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee, Recommend place on General Orders
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – PASSED - 22-13-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Harris, Keyser, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Ricks, Toews, VanOrden, WoodwardNAYS – Guthrie, Hart, Kohl, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - ForemanTitle apvd - to House
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Introduced
Amendments reported printed
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Committee
Amendments ordered printed; referred for engrossment
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out without recommendation, as amended
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Placed in the Committee of the Whole
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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