July 1 marks the start of a new fiscal year in the state of Idaho. Not only does that mean new budgets, but it also means that a number of new laws signed in the last session will go into effect. Here are five you should know about.

Access to contraceptives

After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Idaho enacted some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the nation. The language of the ban confused even the best health care providers. Abortions can be performed in the Gem State in cases of rape or incest (if it has been reported to police) or to prevent the death of the mother. Health.com lists several situations in which a pregnancy is not immediately fatal to the mother but could expose her to an emergency medical risk that would significantly affect her quality of life. The U.S. Supreme Court has just ruled that doctors in Idaho can, for the time being, perform emergency abortions in their home state.

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With these laws, women have a lot to think about when it comes to having children. Under a new law, women who are confident that now not finding the right time to get pregnant will have easier access to a larger supply of birth control pills. When Senate Bill 1234 takes effect on July 1, insurance companies will be required to give their enrollees the option to get up to a six-month supply of prescribed contraceptives. Before the law went into effect, most plans covered only a one- or three-month supply of birth control pills.

The exception? If the insured person has never been prescribed a contraceptive before. The law states:

“If the insured has never been prescribed prescription contraceptives, the provider must provide a smaller amount.”

No public funds may be used for gender reassignment

Governor Little signed House Bill 668 on March 27, which goes into effect on July 1. Under this law, the state of Idaho will not allow taxpayer money to be used for treatments or surgeries that change the appearance of a person's gender in a way that does not align with their biological sex. This means that people who receive Idaho Medicaid or state health insurance cannot use their insurance for gender reassignment treatments. It also means that the procedures cannot be performed in state facilities.

Government employees are not required to use preferred pronouns

When someone tells you they want to be addressed by pronouns that are different from those assigned at birth, it can be challenging to immediately pick up the new slang. Even if you want to fully understand and respect the person's wishes, sometimes you may find yourself saying “they/theirs” instead of “them/them.” House Bill 538 requires no one working for an Idaho government agency to try to use the pronouns they want if it doesn't feel right.

The new law applies to people who work for the state, counties, municipalities, public universities, community colleges, school districts, special districts, and other political subdivisions of the state or within the state. These employees and students will not face repercussions for not addressing employees or students by pronouns or names other than the person's legal name.

Teachers are also prohibited from addressing minor students by pronouns/names that contradict those assigned to them at birth unless there is written consent from the student's parent or guardian.

Idaho’s “Library Porn Law”

One of Idaho's public libraries will no longer allow anyone under the age of 18 into the library starting July 1. The reason for this is House Bill 710, which is now in effect. Donnelly Public Library is taking a better-than-precautionary approach. While critics called this law the “library porn law,” lawmakers called it the “Kids' Schools and Libraries Protection Act.”

Under this new law, obscene materials depicting nudity, sexual conduct, sexual arousal, and sadomasochistic abuse must be kept in a separate area of ​​the library where minors cannot access them. Sexual conduct includes homosexual acts. Parents who believe their child has gotten their hands on such materials in an area of ​​the library accessible to them can file a complaint. If the library does not remove the obscene material within 60 days, parents can file a lawsuit for $250.

A new special license plate

Last year we compiled a list of popular special license license plate in Idaho and explained which groups benefited from it. As of July 1, you have a new option. The legislature has approved a new license plate that reads “Don't Tread on Me.” The State Board of Education will be the beneficiary of this plate and the funds generated from it will go toward firearm safety education.