HB 557 sounds good, but perhaps not necessary
The Idaho House Local Government Committee’s approval of House Bill 557 raises a central question that Idahoans across the political spectrum can appreciate: Is this legislation truly necessary?
HB 557 would prohibit cities and counties from maintaining or adopting local anti-discrimination ordinances that extend beyond what the state already provides. In practice, it would override protections currently in place in about a dozen Idaho cities — policies that local leaders adopted not because they were trendy or politically convenient, but because their communities asked for them.
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