04/29/2025 08:00 AM House COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS

        HB  47-GENERATED OBSCENE CHLD SEX ABUSE MATERIAL                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
8:16:27 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR MEARS  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."    [Before  the  committee,                                                               
adopted  as the  working document  on 4/24/25,  was the  proposed                                                               
committee  substitute (CS)  for  HB 47,  Version 34-LS0334\N,  C.                                                               
Radford, 4/18/25 "Version N".]                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
8:18:51 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
BOB BALLINGER,  Staff, Representative  Sarah Vance,  Alaska State                                                               
Legislature, on  behalf of  Representative Vance,  prime sponsor,                                                               
said the  bill does  three things:  expands current  sexual abuse                                                               
material  (CSAM)   statutes  to   include  the  likeness   of  an                                                               
identifiable, real child.  Further,  the bill creates a new crime                                                               
of generated  CSAM for material  that is considered  obscene even                                                               
if the child is not identifiable.   Thirdly, the Version N brings                                                               
the new statute into conformity  with child sexual abuse material                                                               
in  other places  in [statute].   Everything  else is  conforming                                                               
language.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
8:20:21 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  PRAX moved  to adopt  Amendment 1  to Version  N,                                                               
labeled 34-LS0334\N.1, C. Radford, 4/25/25, which read:                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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          Delete "relating to the powers of district judges                                                                   
     and magistrates;"                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR MEARS objected for purposes of discussion.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
8:20:33 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The committee took a brief at-ease at 8:20 a.m.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
8:20:38 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE PRAX  explained that Amendment 1  proposes a title                                                               
change,  as the  bill does  not  address the  powers of  district                                                               
judges and magistrates.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
8:21:44 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
MR. BALLINGER agreed with Representative Prax.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR MEARS presumed that it's supported by the bill sponsor.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
MR. BALLINGER answered yes.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR MEARS  removed her  objection.   There being  no further                                                               
objection, Amendment 1 was adopted.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
8:22:37 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR MEARS said it would have  been nice to see more movement                                                               
on  the proposed  artificial intelligence  (AI)  task force,  and                                                               
expressed her  hope that the  legislature would not need  to come                                                               
back and address things as more is learned about regulating AI.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
8:23:47 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR MEARS moved  to report CSHB 47,  Version 34-LS0334\N, C.                                                               
Radford, 4/18/25,  as amended, out  of committee  with individual                                                               
recommendations and  the accompanying fiscal notes.   There being                                                               
no  objection,  CSHB  47(CRA)  was  reported  out  of  the  House                                                               
Community and Regional Affairs Standing Committee.