Idaho Legislature — 📢Idaho Health Freedom Alert: Request a Hearing for HB808 (no) Medical Mandates Bill (Posted 03/06/26)

Dear Readers,

A message from Health Freedom Idaho (HFI) arrived via email on 03/05/26. We’ve summarized HFI’s requested action items and copied the original message.

Please help push H0808 to the finish line.

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Summary of Action Items:

🔥Idaho’s H808 - Medical Mandates bill to stop medical mandates is currently stalled in House Health & Welfare committee.

This bill:

• Protects medical decision-making rights for all Idahoans, including healthcare workers.

• Repeals school and daycare code that conflicts with existing medical freedom law.

• Changes the immunization registry from automatic enrollment after each doctor’s visit to parental opt-in.

Idaho needs your help to have H0808 heard and passed.

Please ask Chairman John Vander Woude to schedule a hearing. Then ask the entire Health & Welfare committee to pass and send it to the House floor for debate. (HFI provided a sample script, which you can edit with your own words. See below.)

1. Contact chairman Vander Woude:

   1. 📧 Email: JVanderWoude@house.idaho.gov

   2. 📞 Phone: 208-888-4210

2. Email House Health & Welfare committee:

   • Email all members (uses BCC): gemstatechronicle.com/h… (click big red EMAIL THE COMMITTEE button)

   • Or, use alternative email: hhel@house.idaho.gov

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Copy of HFI Email (edited slightly for Substack, images from email)

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Dear Health Freedom Warriors,

First, our sincere apologies — the email address we shared previously for Chairman VanderWoude contained an error.

If you already sent an email, please resend it today in case it bounced.

📧 Chairman VanderWoude:JVanderWoude@house.idaho.gov

📢 Ask for a Hearing on HB808

A critical health freedom bill is currently stalled and needs a hearing in the House Health & Welfare Committee.

Please contact Chairman VanderWoude first and respectfully ask him to schedule a hearing for:

🛡 Medical Freedom Expansion Bill: legislature.idaho.gov/s…

The Medical Freedom Expansion Bill strengthens Idaho’s existing protections by closing loopholes and ensuring Idahoans are protected across healthcare, education, and state policy.

This bill would:

• Protect medical decision-making rights for all Idahoans, including healthcare workers • Repeal school and daycare code that conflicts with existing medical freedom law • Change the immunization registry from automatic enrollment after each doctor’s visit to parental opt-in

📣 Step 1 — Email or Call Chairman VanderWoude

📧 JVanderWoude@house.idaho.gov

📞 208-888-4210

Ask him to:

Schedule a hearing for HB808 in the House Health & Welfare Committee.

📣 Step 2 — Contact the Health & Welfare Committee

After contacting the Chairman, please email the rest of the committee and ask them to tell the Chairman:

“We the People want HB808 heard and passed.”

📩 Committee contact list: healthfreedomidaho.com/…

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📧Sample Script (we suggest adding our own words to strengthen)

Subject: Idaho Families Want HB808 Heard Dear Chairman VanderWoude,

I am writing to respectfully request that the House Health & Welfare Committee schedule a hearing for HB808, the Medical Freedom Expansion Bill.

This bill strengthens Idaho’s existing medical freedom protections by closing loopholes and ensuring that Idahoans are protected across healthcare and education policy.

Many Idaho families are paying close attention to this issue and would like the opportunity for this bill to receive a fair hearing.

Please schedule HB808 for a hearing.

Thank you for your service to our state.

Sincerely,

[Name]

[City]

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Your voice matters. Committee chairs decide whether bills are heard — and when citizens speak up together, it makes a difference.

Let’s make sure Idaho lawmakers know:

Medical freedom matters to Idaho families.

Thank you for standing for health freedom!

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• H0808 - Medical Mandates: legislature.idaho.gov/s…

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