03/13/2025 08:00 AM House COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS

        HB  47-GENERATED OBSCENE CHLD SEX ABUSE MATERIAL                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
9:43:40 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  HIMSCHOOT announced  that  the next  order of  business                                                               
would  be HOUSE  BILL  NO.  47, "An  Act  relating  to crime  and                                                               
criminal procedure;  relating to  generated obscene  child sexual                                                               
abuse material;  relating to  the powers  of district  judges and                                                               
magistrates; relating  to teaching certificates; and  relating to                                                               
licensing of school bus drivers."                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
9:43:58 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE SARAH  VANCE, Alaska  State Legislature,  as prime                                                               
sponsor, gave  recap of  HB 47.   She said  the bill  targets the                                                               
creation,    possession,   and    distribution   of    artificial                                                               
intelligence (AI) generated sexual abuse material (CSAM).                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
9:45:05 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR HIMSCHOOT opened public testimony on HB 47.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
9:45:47 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
ISAAC SMOLDON,  Communications Director,  My House,  testified in                                                               
support of HB 47.   He pointed out that much  of the AI generated                                                               
CSAM is  created using  actual images  or videos  of minors.   He                                                               
said HB  47 would help  survivors get  some of their  dignity and                                                               
rights back without being retraumatized.   He urged the committee                                                               
to move the legislation forward.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
9:48:00 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
ROSE FELICIANO, Executive  Director, Northwest Division, TechNet,                                                               
said  TechNet  is requesting  a  technical  amendment that  would                                                               
include  an "employer  or  contractor" in  Section  4 to  protect                                                               
these entities  whose job it  is to  scour the internet  for this                                                               
type of material from criminal prosecution.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  HIMSCHOOT  asked  the  bill  sponsor  whether  this  is                                                               
addressed in the bill.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  VANCE   called  attention  to  the   language  in                                                               
paragraph (2)  on page  4 of  HB 47,  which clarifies  that these                                                               
individuals would  not be held  liable if they are  solely taking                                                               
action  to remove  this  content.   She  shared  her belief  that                                                               
although  the term  "contractor" is  not specifically  mentioned,                                                               
the bill  already addresses  Ms. Feliciano's  request.   She said                                                               
she would leave it to the co-chair's discretion.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
MS.  FELICIANO said  TechNet recognizes  the intention  but would                                                               
like the language to be explicit.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
9:51:09 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CRISI  MATTHEWS, representing  self, testified  in support  of HB
.  She shared an anecdote  about an AI-generated deep fake that                                                               
affected  her daughter.    She spoke  to  the connection  between                                                               
screen time and the all-time  high in teen depression and suicide                                                               
rate.   She said this is  one area where Alaska's  children could                                                               
be protected.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
9:53:24 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  HIMSCHOOT   closed  public  testimony  on   HB  47  and                                                               
announced that the bill would be held over.