Idaho legislators on Friday gave final legislative approval to a bill that makes it a crime for a man to use bathrooms, locker rooms, or other such facilities set aside for women, even in private businesses.
The Idaho Senate approved the bill 28-7. The state House passed it last week, and Republican Gov. Brad Little is expected to sign the bill, according to The New York Times.
The legislation says it will be a crime for an individual of one “biological sex” to “knowingly and willfully” enter facilities “designated for the opposite” sex.
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The law covers government buildings and any space defined as “public accommodations,” which would include private businesses.
”This bill protects Idaho’s cultural decency,” Republican state Sen. Josh Kohl said. “We don’t want to become like California or New York.”
The first offense is a misdemeanor with a one-year maximum sentence. A second offense within five years is
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