---
type: "Bill"
title: "INDIVIDUAL’S SEX – Amends existing law to define terms and to revise definitions regarding “sex” and “gender.”"
description: "INDIVIDUAL’S SEX – Amends existing law to define terms and to revise definitions regarding “sex” and “gender.”"
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "H 421"
citation: "Idaho H 421 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMINAL OFFENSES AND PROCEDURES", "EDUCATION", "GENDER", "GOVERNMENT", "LEGISLATURE", "RECORDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-23"
last_action: "2024-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6175652a-5da3-4013-9729-8872dd6222fa"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/H0421/"
source_hash: "72eb7dcc84166f805d045143bb6c70e158810f717198064a978a49644de653f5"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-id"]
---

# Idaho H 421 (2024) — INDIVIDUAL’S SEX – Amends existing law to define terms and to revise definitions regarding “sex” and “gender.”

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/H0421.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – — **26–8** (pass) · upper
- Read Third Time in Full – — **54–14** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-23** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2024-01-24** Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
- **2024-01-29** Reported out of Committee, Returned to the Desk for re-referral
- **2024-01-29** Referred to State Affairs
- **2024-01-31** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-01** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-02-02** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, February 5, 2024
- **2024-02-05** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2024-02-06** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2024-02-07** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 54-14-2AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Gallagher, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Manwaring, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch(Bratnober), Burns, Chew(Wilson), Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green(Ruckh), Mathias, Nash(Stinson), Necochea, Nelsen, Roberts, Rubel, SauterAbsent – Lanting, WeberFloor Sponsor - YoungTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-08** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2024-02-08** Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs `introduction`
- **2024-04-02** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-02** Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – PASSED - 26-8-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Winder, ZuiderveldNAYS – Bearg(Rabe), Just, Lee, Semmelroth, Shea(Ruchti), Taylor, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – SchroederFloor Sponsor - AdamsTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-02** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling `enrolled`
- **2024-04-02** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2024-04-03** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2024-04-03** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2024-04-03** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-03** Delivered to Governor at 11:15 a.m. on April 3, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-10** Reported Signed by Governor on April 9, 2024 Session Law Chapter 322 Effective: 07/01/2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6175652a-5da3-4013-9729-8872dd6222fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).