Idaho Republican State Rep. Ted Hill has introduced a no-nonsense bill to crack down on cities defying state law by hoisting LGBT Pride flags on government property. The measure, unveiled on January 27, 2026, empowers Attorney General Raúl Labrador to sue violators and impose $2,000 fines per day per offending flag, enforcing a recent statute limiting displays to official government or military banners.
The pushback targets Boise’s leftist mayor Lauren McLean and her council, who in May brazenly designated the Pride flag and an organ donation banner as “official” city flags to skirt the restriction. Hill didn’t mince words: “She just made it so. She’s having to do this because she gave a middle finger to the Legislature, pretty much. ‘Hey, I’m not going to follow the law, and I’m going to do it the way I want to do it.’”
This ideological stunt echoes Salt Lake City’s ploy after Utah’s similar ban, where officials redesigned city flags mimicking Pride and transgender symbols. Hill’s bill also tweaks the law to allow Idaho college and Basque community flags, preserving cultural nods without opening floodgates to radical agendas.The bill reflects broader resistance to the left’s cultural overreach, fighting against LGBT ideology.