House State Affairs committee honors Boise State coach, advances bills on theater liquor, firefighter bargaining and brewery rules

The House State Affairs Committee voted to send House Concurrent Resolution 12 honoring Boise State football coach Spencer Danielson to the full House and advanced three separate legislative items: RS 32467 (a change to allow certain historic theaters to admit minors where beer and wine are served), RS 32450 (narrowing firefighter collective-bargaining topics to wages and hours), and House Bill 276 (equal treatment rules for out-of-state small brewers).

The measure honoring Boise State and its coach led the meeting after Representative Barbara Ehart introduced the resolution and invited Coach Spencer Danielson to speak. Coach Danielson told the committee, “This isn't just a job. This is a calling, to develop people, to develop young men.” He described Boise State as a community institution, noted “we had 7 games, 7 sellouts,” and thanked state and local supporters for their role with the program. Representative Crane moved to send the resolution to the floor…