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• Um the to drive greater efficiency.
• </c> more uh esoteric but also um drive more uh esoteric but also um drive different<00:43:18.960><c>
• is to drive wealth acru, right?
• </c><00:51:03.119><c> My</c> that drive near to medium-term value.
• My that drive near to medium-term value.

Summary: The commission met to review stable tokens, real-world asset tokenization, and blockchain-based trust, approved the agenda and December 12 minutes, and heard a presentation from Anchorage Digital after postponing a planned Bitco presentation because of its IPO quiet period. Anchorage’s Melinda Delos, Joe Mioli, and Kevin Wasaki introduced the firm, describing it as a global digital assets platform and the first crypto-native institution in the U.S. to receive a federal banking charter. They said their approach emphasizes security, regulated custody and trading services, and responsible innovation for institutional clients, banks, states, and sovereigns. The presentation focused on post-Genius Act momentum in the stablecoin market. Anchorage said the law provided regulatory clarity and helped spur activity with major clients, including Athena, Tether, and Western Union. The speakers highlighted Western Union’s planned stablecoin as especially significant because it reflects adoption by a long-established traditional payments company, and they said the project illustrates how stablecoins can support programmable, real-time, interoperable payments. They also noted that Anchorage is providing issuance infrastructure for the Western Union project. The commission and presenters also discussed government uses of tokenized assets, including reserve legislation, digital assets for tax collection and fees, and a Marshall Islands initiative to use a tokenized sovereign bond for direct citizen payments. In response to a question, Anchorage said it would follow up on which states are using digital assets for revenue collection, mentioning Louisiana and Pennsylvania as examples. The banking discussion centered on remittances, instant payments, and interbank settlement, with Anchorage arguing that stablecoins can reduce settlement time, fees, and foreign exchange risk while improving traceability and auditability.

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• Representative Gantt, this would be driving. Dr.
• Because the process goes when a person has a driving charge, the record is pulled by the state, ...driving
• Speaker, obviously Shepard cannot drive, so somebody had to get him here.
• This bill is not driving us... This bill is not driving us to a dictatorship.
• This bill is not driving us to a dictatorship. That is not what this bill is doing.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, quorum call, and several recognitions, including tributes to former members and law enforcement. The chamber then adopted the special order report and moved to the day’s special-order calendar. Early bills passed unanimously, including CS/HB 401 on FDLE security details for major party nominees for governor and lieutenant governor, CS/HB 1063 on gubernatorial transition procedures, HB 593 on governmental agencies and personnel, CS/CS/HB 655 on confidential attorney-client meetings for local governments in pending litigation, and HB 6011 on ethics gift/honoraria reporting procedures. Each of these measures was explained by sponsors as transparency, security, or administrative process legislation, and each passed 115-116 to 0. The chamber then took up CS/HB 125, designating October 14 as Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance. The bill drew extensive and sharply divided debate over whether a state remembrance was appropriate for Kirk, with opponents arguing he was a polarizing political figure and that the House should focus on affordability and other constituent concerns, while supporters framed the bill as a defense of free speech and opposition to political violence. A proposed amendment to replace the designation with a George Floyd remembrance was ruled not germane. After structured debate, the bill passed 82-31. Members also considered transportation designation measures. SB 628, substituted for CS/HB 885, included multiple road and bridge namings and an amendment designating a 124-mile stretch of State Road 80 as the President Donald J. Trump Highway; the amendment and bill passed 82-26. CS/HB 33 similarly designated portions of roads as Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue and President Donald J. Trump Boulevard, prompting another lengthy debate over the appropriateness of honoring political figures and the use of public roadways for such designations; it passed 82-30. The House then began debate on CS/HB 35, “Isaiah’s law,” which would add driving without a valid license to the habitual traffic offender list after repeated offenses, with sponsors citing a fatal hit-and-run and opponents questioning prosecutorial discretion and the bill’s practical effects.

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• they take the hard drives and put them in a different location.
• and so they take the hard hard drive and so they take the hard drives<02:42:05.120><c> and</c><02:42
• </c><03:12:29.800><c> around</c> it used to involve people driving around it used to involve people driving
• drive that to drive we're also trying to drive that to drive culture<03:54:39.159><c> and</c><03:54:
• 39.319><c> to</c><03:54:39.520><c> drive</c><03:54:40.399><c> purpose</c> culture and to drive purpose

Summary: Finance Division 3 met for a work session on House Bill 519, which concerns funding for Waypoint. The chair noted general support for the organization but said the bill would likely need to be suspended and folded into the budget process because the committee did not yet know available revenues or what amount, if any, could be committed. Kya Fox, director of the Division for Behavioral Health, testified that the department supports the bill and the program, explaining that it had been funded with other available funds, including $100,000 for 2024 and $400,000 for 2025, under a contract running through June 30 of this year. She said the shelter serves a unique population of young adults and is part of the department’s children’s system of care and Mission Zero efforts to reduce barriers to psychiatric discharge and emergency department use. Members questioned Fox and Waypoint representatives about the budget placement of the request, the difference between the efficiency budget and prioritized needs, and whether state budget documents would show any internal Waypoint revenues. Fox said the request appears as a general fund item and that the state would not see Waypoint’s internal financial operations in the budget. A legislative member explained that prioritized needs are critical services already in place but not necessarily included in the efficiency budget, and another member said the distinction is not strictly applied. The committee also raised a separate question about how DHHS would handle any future state or federal restrictions on DEI practices; Fox said that was a question for department leadership and legal staff, but that the department follows state law and contract requirements. Waypoint CEO Bor Alvare and Director Mandy Lancaster then described the shelter and related services. They said the shelter serves ages 18 to 24, is a 14-bed open-room facility with half walls, and is staffed overnight by two full-time workers. They said admission is first come, first served, with some vulnerability factors considered, and that they do not discriminate by race, gender, or sexual orientation. They reported no known incidents of sexual violence, though some youth are turned away each night because the shelter is full. They also explained that Waypoint provides broader services beyond the shelter, including outreach, drop-in centers, housing support, rental assistance, and family mediation, and said they serve about 400 youth and young adults in Manchester alone. The discussion ended with questions about whether lowering the upper age limit would affect the program; Waypoint said most residents are already in the 18-to-23 range, but that housing shortages make the current age span important for helping young adults avoid chronic homelessness.

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• We just drive our parents. Um all right. Excellent.
• We just drive our parents. Um all right. Excellent.
• We just drive our parents. Um all right. Excellent.
• We just drive our parents. Um all right. Excellent.
• We just drive our parents. Um all right. Excellent.

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• But if you were making the the drive.
• </c><01:03:02.720><c> up</c> people from wanting to do the drive up people from wanting to do the drive
• Um, when people do drive to cigarettes.
• </c> advantageous to drive across the border. advantageous to drive across the border.
• </c><03:18:55.200><c> above</c> I and everybody else are driving above I and everybody else are driving

Committee: House Ways and Means

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• Now, I understand the drive that Colorado has to become number one.
• Yet the decisions that are made from that drive things like energy costs going through the roof.
• </c> decisions that are made from that drive decisions that are made from that drive things<02:57:35.359
• </c> than somebody has to drive to the store. than somebody has to drive to the store.
• We are talking House District 47. and those people drive into these and those people drive into these

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• We have secured the information with risk management so that we can drive the Liberty Bell.
• And we will continue to drive people to the website.
• Getting people out and being healthy, walking, hiking, driving. So that is still underway.
• There's art components, there's a blood drive, and there's other community giving opportunities.

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the July 2026 minutes, and received a financial update on America 250-related funds and expenditures. Staff reported that the Community Foundation fundraising account had reached $48,000.10, reviewed completed projects and those with remaining balances, and noted that some items, including America 250 promotion costs and the Idaho Centennial Spur Ride, had not yet had charges posted. Members discussed whether certain funds were still needed for upcoming activities, including the Veterans Mustang Ride and the Liberty Bell tour. Treasurer Ellsworth gave an update on recent service and outreach efforts, including the Veterans Mustang Boise Ride, which had been completed, and reported that the statewide service tally had reached 48,448,713 acts of service. She also outlined plans for the Liberty Bell statewide tour, which is scheduled to begin September 2 in Boise and continue through the state, including county seats, fairs, and the Veterans Day Parade, with an official return ceremony planned for November 19. Committee members asked for the detailed route and were told it would be shared after final edits; security, risk management, lodging, and transportation arrangements were also discussed. Director Gallimore and Hannah Lory Hine provided broader updates on Idaho and national America 250 activities. They highlighted ongoing community celebrations, the Move 250 partnership, 9/11 educational and service projects, the America Commemorative Flag Project, oral history efforts, and the statewide website as a hub for events. Hine also summarized federal America 250 initiatives, including the American Field Trip student contest, America Gives volunteer hours, 9/11 Day meal-packing plans, innovation and startup programs, the state dish vote, Freedom Trucks, and other national activations. Dr. Andrew Finstewan then presented the Reading the Republic project, an open-access civics and American thought curriculum for Idaho higher education institutions, available online and in person through the State Board of Education’s Next 250 initiative. The committee ended by tentatively scheduling its next meeting for October 15 and adjourned.

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• Leadership means the capacity to envision a world different from the one we're in and the drive to change
• we're</c><00:05:52.639><c> in</c><00:05:53.039><c> and</c><00:05:53.600><c> the</c><00:05:53.919><c> drive
• </c><00:05:54.240><c> to</c><00:05:54.479><c> change</c> one we're in and the drive to change one we're
• in and the drive to change things<00:05:55.280><c> to</c><00:05:55.520><c> make</c><00:05:55.680><c>

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• Those big bucks keep eating my crops, and it's driving me crazy. Let's calm down.
• One time my dad was driving around in the car and we saw a deer all tangled up in a fence.
• We went a month ago, went to southwest Kansas and never saw a deer on the road, driving all the way diagonally
• We went a month ago, went to Southwest Kansas and never saw a deer on the road, driving all the way diagonally

Committees: House Agriculture , House Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources

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• SHE IS A FULL TIME WHEELCHAIR USER AND DRIVES A VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH A PERMANENTLY INSTALLED WHEELCHAIR
• DEPEND UPON THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS WALKING THROUGH PARKING LOT TO HAND ME MY TICKET OR RISK JUST DRIVING
• LONGMIRE OF FLORIDA RESIDENT, FULL TIME WHEELCHAIR USER, SERVICE DISABLED AIR FORCE VETERAN, AND I DRIVE
• SURE THAT THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF LAW IS CLARIFIED AND ALSO OUR PEOPLE CAN BE SAFE ALL THEY ARE DRIVING

Committee: House Commerce Committee

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• use his model of nonviolent civil disobedience to enact change, recalling his words, “Hate cannot drive
• “Hate cannot drive out hate. Only love can do that.” And whereas Dr.
• He said, 'Darkness cannot drive out darkness. Only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate.

Bills: HB1160 , HB1187 , HB1289 , HB1339 , HB1345 , HB1501 , HB1604 , HB1798 , HB1069 , HB1347

Keywords: design review, local government, land use, zoning, project permits, housing density, middle housing, affordable housing, parking minimums, single-family zoning, infill development, growth management, comprehensive plan, permit streamlining, objective development regulations, architectural review, administrative review, transit-oriented development, accessory dwelling units, ADU

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• office is open and looking forward to your donations for our YWCA Dress for Success fund donation drive
• c><00:19:31.559><c> fund</c><00:19:32.200><c> U</c><00:19:32.600><c> donation</c><00:19:33.120><c> Drive
• </c><00:19:33.840><c> uh</c> Success um uh fund U donation Drive uh Success um uh fund U donation Drive

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• Those of you that drive through rural areas late at night, many of our counties may have one law enforcement
• Because when I drive throughout my district, and I grew up down in South Florida, and my wife used to
• Because when I drive throughout. to operate in and trying to grow smartly because when I drive throughout

Committee: Senate Fiscal Policy

Summary: The Committee on Fiscal Policy met and first considered CS/SB 7012 on child welfare, presented by Senator Graal. The bill addressed three areas: child welfare workforce shortages, higher-acuity children in out-of-home care, and services/data for commercially sexually exploited children. It would create a CPI and case manager recruitment program aimed at former public safety and service workers, convene a workforce work group, establish a four-year treatment foster care pilot in two judicial circuits identified by DCF based on removal and placement data, and require more detailed, extractable child-level data on commercially sexually exploited children along with a bed capacity study and service gap analysis. Two amendments were adopted: one clarified record retention for redacted assessments, and another attached the appropriation. The committee then heard CS/SB 110 on rural communities from Senator Simon. The bill proposed a broad rural development package, including a state office of rural prosperity, a Renaissance grant program for counties with declining populations, increased housing support, major rural road funding, school consortium funding, and additional health care resources for rural facilities and training. A delete-all amendment was adopted that expanded and refined several provisions, including local sales tax trust fund distributions, county connectivity projects, agritourism marketing support, disaster-impacted rural infrastructure eligibility, insurance and provider eligibility changes, and increased funding for critical access hospitals and rural medical education reimbursement. Both bills drew broad support from local government, education, health care, housing, and rural advocacy representatives. Supporters said the rural bill was especially comprehensive and would help small counties, schools, roads, housing, and health care, while one witness cautioned that road expansion should be balanced with protection of agricultural and natural lands. Senator Bradley and Senator Simon emphasized local control and the importance of strengthening rural Florida without imposing mandates. CS/SB 7012 and CS/SB 110 were both reported favorably, and the committee then adjourned.

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• They can drive; they take a lot of responsibility and caring for themselves.
• Senator, I mean, I'm sure that's happened out there, but that's not what's really driving this.
• Well, is it driving at something else that you all are not... ...something else that you all are not
• What's driving this is parents being in control of their children and not the medical community.

Bills: SB58 , SB101 , SB102

Committee: Senate Children and Youth Health

Keywords: parental rights, minor consent, medical consent, mental health services, school counseling, student counseling, parental notification, opt-in, health records, HIPAA, vaccine consent, adolescent health, youth privacy, confidential counseling, school mental health, reproductive health, pregnancy services, sexually transmitted infections, STI treatment, substance abuse treatment

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• I also support the DRIVES Act by Senators Fisher, Duckworth, and Blackburn, promoting the resilient supply
• She drives acts as amended by the Fisher substitute; S. 195, America Music Tourism Act; S. 216, Save
• Chairman, I appreciate the bipartisan support of the committee in advancing my legislation, the She Drives
• The She Drives Act makes important enhancements To the crash-worthiness testing procedures requiring

Bills: SB161 , SB195 , SB216 , SB245 , SB246 , SB257 , SB258 , SB260 , SB278 , SB281 , SB283 , SB93 , SB98 , SB99 , SB306 , SB314 , SB315

Committee: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Keywords: vehicle safety, crash test, crashworthiness, NHTSA, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, New Car Assessment Program, NCAP, motor vehicle safety standards, 49 CFR parts 571 and 572, THOR dummy, THOR-50M, THOR-05F, WorldSID, female crash test dummy, male crash test dummy, occupant protection, frontal impact, side impact, vehicle ratings, automotive safety

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• They do drive-by meter readings, and they would have to change that practice all at once.
• In fact, free market competition is the best way to drive costs down.
• </c><01:12:16.760><c> costs</c> the best way to drive costs the best way to drive costs down<01:12:18.760
• </c> forward capacity Market this would drive forward capacity Market this would drive up<04:32:19.840
• </c><04:39:24.480><c> ISO</c> states who are sort of driving ISO states who are sort of driving ISO policy

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

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• drive from Boston, you may not.
• drive from Boston, you may not.
• drive from Boston, you may not.
• drive from Boston, you may not.
• drive from Boston, you may not.

Committee: House Ways and Means

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• You both have to do it and it drives you crazy when you're on Highway 70 all the time.
• Marriage, driving up to North Dakota, me being pregnant, and just every phase I've gone through in my
• And I don't remember much, except for them driving me back to the police station and me heading home
• accidents and to help those victims who have already suffered from impaired-driving accidents.
• accidents and to help those victims who have already suffered from impaired driving accidents.

Summary: The House met on the final day of session with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the previous day’s journal by a 126-0 vote. Much of the early floor time was devoted to points of personal privilege, with members and the Speaker offering lengthy tributes to departing colleagues, House staff, law enforcement, veterans, and family members. Several members reflected on their service, discussed the challenges of the session, and thanked staff in the chamber and across the Capitol for their work. The chamber then took up Senate messages and committee reports, followed by several bills and resolutions. House Bill 2636, dealing with mortgage modification and related consumer protections, was adopted as amended and finally passed by votes of 142-1 on adoption and 144-1 on final passage. House Bill 2397, concerning water district dissolution procedures and related safeguards, was adopted and finally passed by votes of 129-16 and 127-17. House Bill 2576, a naming and designation bill adding observances and memorial highways/bridges, was adopted and finally passed by votes of 136-4 and 134-6. The House also debated Senate Joint Resolution 95, which proposed creating a constitutional Show Me Prosperity Fund as a sovereign wealth fund intended to eventually replace state taxes through long-term investment returns. Supporters argued it was a forward-looking fiscal strategy based on compound interest and could reduce reliance on taxes over generations. Opponents warned that the state was facing near-term budget shortfalls and that locking money away could make it inaccessible during emergencies or when needed for current services. The transcript ends during continued debate on the resolution, with no final vote shown.

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• It disrupts the energy efficiency market, and it ultimately drives higher costs for power in California
• as a committee, as a legislature, at every opportunity to write those wrongs and make sure we're driving
• If large loads and data centers can use underutilized infrastructure without driving significant new
• Second, as an alternative to IOUs, CCAs drive competition. Competition lowers costs.
• That shortage is driving up costs and exacerbating delays to interconnect 13.2 gigawatts of renewable

Summary: The committee hearing covered a long agenda of energy, utility, and data-center bills, with members hearing extensive testimony on affordability, ratepayer protections, wildfire liability, and grid planning. Several measures were presented by Assembly Member Irwin and others, including AB 2182 on industrial energy efficiency incentives, AB 2396 on allowing community choice aggregators to develop transmission projects, AB 2589 on returning federal tax savings to ratepayers, AB 2508 on shifting public purpose program costs off utility bills, AB 1577 on data center reporting, and AB 2383 on large energy-use facility rate design. The chair noted the hearing began without a quorum and later proceeded once quorum was established for the data-center and AB 2383 votes. AB 2182 and AB 2589 were discussed but not acted on during the portion shown, while AB 2396 drew substantial debate over wildfire liability, financing, and whether CCAs should be allowed to own transmission lines. AB 2508 generated the most divided policy discussion, with supporters arguing that public purpose programs and energy efficiency costs should not be borne by ratepayers and should instead be funded through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund or other public sources. Opponents warned that moving those programs to GGRF would threaten funding stability, undermine cost-effective efficiency programs, and jeopardize important safety-net and wildfire-related spending; wildfire survivor advocates asked for amendments to ensure victims are paid first before any reallocation. Committee members raised concerns about whether GGRF is an appropriate and stable funding source, and several said they could not support the bill as drafted. AB 1577, requiring data centers to report energy, water, and noise information, passed on a 10-1 vote after supporters said the bill would help local and state planners manage rapid load growth, while opponents argued it was burdensome, duplicative, and could expose proprietary or security-sensitive information. AB 2383, which would direct the CPUC to create a new rate structure for large energy-use facilities and require long-term contracts to prevent cost shifts and stranded assets, also drew strong support and opposition. The Little Hoover Commission and NRDC backed the bill as a way to protect ratepayers from data-center-related costs, while CCAs, the Chamber of Commerce, manufacturers, and petroleum interests objected to the bill’s scope and to CPUC oversight, especially as it could affect CCAs and other large users beyond data centers. After discussion about preserving local authority and avoiding stranded costs, the committee approved AB 2383 on a 13-0 vote and left the roll open for absent members. The hearing then moved to AB 1774, a wildfire accountability bill by Assembly Member Berman, which was introduced with testimony from fire survivors and consumer advocates emphasizing the need to verify that utility wildfire mitigation spending is actually performed before ratepayers are charged.

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• It disrupts the energy efficiency market, and it ultimately drives higher costs for power in California
• It disrupts the energy efficiency market, and it ultimately drives higher costs for power in California
• as a committee, as a legislature, at every opportunity to write those wrongs and make sure we're driving
• If large loads and data centers can use underutilized infrastructure without driving significant new
• That shortage is driving up costs and exacerbating delays to interconnect 13.2 gigawatts of renewable

Committee: House Utilities and Energy