Idaho Bill Would Ban All Local Lgbtq Rights Laws

The Idaho State Journal reports:

Under a new bill introduced Wednesday, the Idaho Legislature would ban local policies in more than a dozen cities that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

The bill, written by the Idaho Family Policy Center, a conservative Christian group, and sponsored by Nampa Republican state Rep. Bruce Skaug, would block local governments in Idaho from having more strict antidiscrimination policies than established in state law.

Since 2011, 13 Idaho cities and towns have passed nondiscrimination ordinances including Sandpoint, Boise, Idaho Falls, Moscow, Lewiston, Meridian, Ketchum, Hailey, Bellevue, Driggs, Victor, Pocatello and Coeur d’Alene. In 2020, Ada County, home to Boise, passed its own, KTVB reported.

Read the full article. Rep. Bruce Skaug last appeared here in 2022 when the Idaho House passed his bill that would impose a life sentence on parents who “seek out gender-affirming health care for their transgender child.”

The Idaho Capital Sun reports that a new bill introduced on Wednesday during the Idaho Legislature would ban local policies in over a dozen cities that prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.#newsalert #idahohttps://t.co/ZIkZrIq9VT

— CBS2 News (@CBS2Boise) January 29, 2026

Rep. Bruce Skaug with Cities/Counties cannot force you to bake the cake legislation. Passed to print with all Republicans in favor and will be back for a full hearing. pic.twitter.com/QnCdvlBJV4

— Brandy (@LibertyBelle208) January 28, 2026

Local antidiscrimination ordinances are increasingly used to target small business owners with sincerely held religious beliefs.

Our “Uniformity in Local Antidiscrimination Ordinances Act” would rein in these regulations and protect religious freedom. IFPC Policy Director Joel… pic.twitter.com/K0989gqkOz

— Idaho Family Policy Center (@IdahoFamilyPC) January 28, 2026

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