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2024-05-08 House Journal

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HB 358                                                                                                                        
The following was read the second time:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 358                                                                                                          
    "An Act relating to use of artificial intelligence to create or alter a                                                     
    representation of the voice or likeness of an individual."                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
with the:                                                  Journal Page                                                         
                                                                                                                                
 JUD RPT CS(JUD) NEW TITLE 6DP 2104                                                                                             
 FN1: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED) 2104                                                                                                   
 JUD RPT CS(2D JUD) NEW TITLE 4DP 1AM 2607                                                                                      
 FN1: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED) 2607                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Representative Saddler moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                               
following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill:                                                         
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 358(2d JUD)                                                                                           
    "An Act relating to defamation claims based on the use of                                                                   

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    deepfakes; and relating to the use of deepfakes in electioneering                                                           
    communications."                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman objected and withdrew the objection. There                                                               
being no further objection, CSHB 358(2d JUD) was adopted.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 3, lines 9 - 13:                                                                                                           
    Delete all material.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Renumber the following paragraphs accordingly.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Page 3, line 15:                                                                                                                
    Delete "by artificial intelligence"                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Cronk objected.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 358(2d JUD)                                                                                                                
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 1                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  1   NAYS:  37   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  2                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Eastman                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk,                                                                    
Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan,                                                                     
Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick,                                                                  
McKay, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler,                                                                  
Schrage, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance,                                                              
Wright                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Carrick, Shaw                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                

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Amendment No. 2 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 1, following "Act" (title amendment):                                                                            
    Insert "relating to the definition of 'person';"                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, following line 3:                                                                                                       
    Insert a new bill section to read:                                                                                          
   "* Section 1. AS 01.10.060(a)(8) is amended to read:                                                                     
             (8)  "person" includes a corporation, company,                                                                     
    partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or                                                            
    society, as well as a natural person; "person" does not include                                                         
    environmental elements, artificial intelligence, nonhuman                                                               
    animals, or inanimate objects;"                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 4:                                                                                                                 
    Delete "Section 1"                                                                                                        
    Insert "Sec. 2"                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 2 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Cronk objected.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 358(2d JUD)                                                                                                                
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 2                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  1   NAYS:  38   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Eastman                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk,                                                                    
Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan,                                                                     
Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick,                                                                  
McKay, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler,                                                                  
Schrage, Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski,                                                               
Vance, Wright                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Carrick                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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And so, Amendment No. 2 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 3 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, line 27, following "service,":                                                                                          
    Insert "operator of an Internet website,"                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 3 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Gray objected.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 3 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 358(2d JUD)                                                                                                                
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 3                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  1   NAYS:  38   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Eastman                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk,                                                                    
Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan,                                                                     
Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick,                                                                  
McKay, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler,                                                                  
Schrage, Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski,                                                               
Vance, Wright                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Carrick                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 3 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 4 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, lines 27 - 29:                                                                                                          
    Delete "An interactive computer service, Internet service provider,                                                         
cloud service provider, telecommunications network, or radio or                                                                 
television broadcaster, including a cable or satellite television                                                               
operator, programmer, or producer,"                                                                                             
    Insert "A person"                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                

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Page 3, lines 3 - 8:                                                                                                            
    Delete all material.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Renumber the following paragraphs accordingly.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Page 4, lines 2 - 6:                                                                                                            
    Delete all material.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 4 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Cronk objected.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 4 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 358(2d JUD)                                                                                                                
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 4                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  1   NAYS:  38   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Eastman                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk,                                                                    
Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan,                                                                     
Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick,                                                                  
McKay, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler,                                                                  
Schrage, Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski,                                                               
Vance, Wright                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Carrick                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 4 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 5 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 7:                                                                                                                 
    Delete "AS 15.80.009(f)"                                                                                                    
    Insert "AS 15.80.009(g)"                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Page 3, following line 1:                                                                                                       
    Insert a new subsection to read:                                                                                            

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         "(f)  This section does not apply to a communication that                                                              
    constitutes satire, parody, or comedy."                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Reletter the following subsection accordingly.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 5 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative McCabe objected and moved and asked unanimous                                                                    
consent to set an amendment deadline of 12:20 p.m., today to                                                                    
CSHB 358(2d JUD).  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 5 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 358(2d JUD)                                                                                                                
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 5                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  1   NAYS:  36   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  3                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Eastman                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk,                                                                    
Dibert, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, C.Johnson,                                                               
D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Mears, Mina,                                                                    
Ortiz, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Shaw, Stapp,                                                                
Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Carrick, Edgmon, Fields                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 5 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 6 was not offered.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 7 was offered  by Representative Ruffridge:                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 7:                                                                                                                 
    Delete "AS 15.80.009(f)"                                                                                                    
    Insert "AS 15.80.009(e)"                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, line 2, following "communication;":                                                                                     
    Insert "or"                                                                                                                 

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Page 2, line 4:                                                                                                                 
    Delete "; or"                                                                                                               
    Insert "."                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, lines 5 - 7:                                                                                                            
    Delete all material.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, lines 11 - 26:                                                                                                          
    Delete all material.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, line 31, through page 3, line 1:                                                                                        
    Delete "This subsection does not prevent an individual from                                                                 
bringing an action under (b)(3) of this section for removing a                                                                  
disclosure statement."                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Reletter the following subsections accordingly.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Representative Ruffridge moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                 
Amendment No. 7 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman objected.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 7 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 358(2d JUD)                                                                                                                
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 7                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  16   NAYS:  24   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Armstrong, Carrick, Coulombe, Dibert, Eastman, Edgmon,                                                                   
Fields, Foster, Himschoot, Ortiz, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler,                                                           
Tomaszewski, Wright                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Cronk, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan,                                                             
C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay,                                                                      
Mears, Mina, Schrage, Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton,                                                               
Vance                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 7 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                

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Representative Saddler moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
CSHB 358(2d JUD) be considered engrossed, advanced to third                                                                     
reading, and placed on final passage.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 358(2d JUD) will advance to third reading on tomorrow's                                                                    
calendar.