01/30/2026 01:00 PM House JUDICIARY

                    ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                  
               HOUSE JUDICIARY STANDING COMMITTEE                                                                             
                        January 30, 2026                                                                                        
                           1:01 p.m.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                             DRAFT                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Representative Andrew Gray, Chair                                                                                               
Representative Chuck Kopp, Vice Chair                                                                                           
Representative Ted Eischeid                                                                                                     
Representative Genevieve Mina                                                                                                   
Representative Sarah Vance                                                                                                      
Representative Mia Costello                                                                                                     
Representative Jubilee Underwood                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
All members present                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
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."                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
     - MOVED CSHB 47(JUD) OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE BILL NO. 213                                                                                                              
"An Act relating to data sharing by the Department of                                                                           
Administration for driver's license data verification purposes;                                                                 
and providing for an effective date."                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     - HEARING CANCELED                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
BILL: HB  47                                                                                                                  
SHORT TITLE: GENERATED OBSCENE CHLD SEX ABUSE MATERIAL                                                                          
SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) VANCE                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
01/22/25       (H)       PREFILE RELEASED 1/17/25                                                                               

01/22/25       (H)       READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS                                                                        

01/22/25       (H)       CRA, JUD                                                                                               
03/11/25       (H)       CRA AT 8:00 AM BARNES 124                                                                              
03/11/25       (H)       Heard & Held                                                                                           
03/11/25       (H)       MINUTE(CRA)                                                                                            
03/13/25       (H)       CRA AT 8:00 AM BARNES 124                                                                              
03/13/25       (H)       Heard & Held                                                                                           
03/13/25       (H)       MINUTE(CRA)                                                                                            
03/18/25       (H)       CRA AT 8:00 AM BARNES 124                                                                              
03/18/25       (H)       <Bill Hearing Canceled>                                                                                
04/24/25       (H)       CRA AT 8:00 AM BARNES 124                                                                              
04/24/25       (H)       Heard & Held                                                                                           
04/24/25       (H)       MINUTE(CRA)                                                                                            
04/29/25       (H)       CRA AT 8:00 AM BARNES 124                                                                              
04/29/25       (H)       Moved CSHB 47(CRA) Out of Committee                                                                    
04/29/25       (H)       MINUTE(CRA)                                                                                            
04/30/25       (H)       CRA RPT CS(CRA) NEW TITLE 3DP 3NR                                                                      
04/30/25       (H)       DP: PRAX, HALL, RUFFRIDGE                                                                              
04/30/25       (H)       NR: HOLLAND, HIMSCHOOT, MEARS                                                                          
05/16/25       (H)       JUD AT 1:00 PM GRUENBERG 120                                                                           
05/16/25       (H)       -- MEETING CANCELED --                                                                                 

01/26/26       (H)       JUD AT 1:00 PM GRUENBERG 120                                                                           

01/26/26       (H)       Heard & Held                                                                                           

01/26/26       (H)       MINUTE(JUD)                                                                                            

01/30/26       (H)       JUD AT 1:00 PM GRUENBERG 120                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
WITNESS REGISTER                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
DYLAN HITCHCOCK-LOPEZ, Staff                                                                                                    
Alaska State Legislature                                                                                                        
Juneau, Alaska                                                                                                                  
POSITION STATEMENT:  Gave an explanation of changes in the                                                                    
proposed CS to CSHB 47(CRA), Version G, on behalf of                                                                            
Representative Gray.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
KACI SCHROEDER, Assistant Attorney General                                                                                      
Criminal Division                                                                                                               
Department of Law                                                                                                               
Juneau, Alaska                                                                                                                  
POSITION STATEMENT:  Offered comments on the proposed CS to CSHB
(CRA), Version G.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
1:01:40 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR GRAY called the House Judiciary Standing Committee meeting                                                              
to order at 1:01 p.m.  Representatives Eischeid, Mina, Vance,                                                                   
Costello, Underwood, and Gray were  present at the call to order.                                                               
Representative Kopp arrived as the meeting was in progress.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
        HB  47-GENERATED OBSCENE CHLD SEX ABUSE MATERIAL                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
1:02:22 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR GRAY  announced that  the only 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  was                                                               
CSHB 47(CRA).]                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
1:03:11 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  EISCHEID moved  to adopt  the proposed  committee                                                               
substitute  to CSHB  47(CRA),  Version  34-LS0334\G, C.  Radford,                                                               
1/29/26, as the working document.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR GRAY objected for discussion.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
1:03:40 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE VANCE,  as prime sponsor, stated  that the changes                                                               
in  Version G  are  recommendations from  the  Department of  Law                                                               
(DOL) to ensure that there are no  gaps in statute.  She said she                                                               
fully supports the changes as proposed.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
1:04:49 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
DYLAN  HITCHCOCK-LOPEZ,  Staff,   Alaska  State  Legislature,  on                                                               
behalf of  Representative Gray, presented the  changes in Version                                                               
G  from  the written  explanation  of  changes [included  in  the                                                               
committee  file], which  read  as  follows [original  punctuation                                                               
provided]:                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
     Section 3. Adds a new  section to amend AS 11.61.125(e)                                                                    
     to  provide  that  distribution  of  generated  obscene                                                                    
     child  sexual abuse  material under  AS 11.61.121  is a                                                                    
     qualifying  prior conviction  which enhances  the crime                                                                    
     of distribution  of child sexual abuse  material from a                                                                    
     class B to a class A felony.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     Section  4.  Renumbered from  v.I  to  account for  the                                                                    
     addition of a new Section  3. Amends AS 11.61.127(a) to                                                                    
     clarify the  cross reference to AS  11.41.455(a) refers                                                                    
     specifically   to   the   conduct  enumerated   in   AS                                                                    
     11.41.455(a)(1)-(7).   Removes  language   regarding  a                                                                    
     "representation  that  is   indistinguishable  from  an                                                                    
     identifiable  child  under 18  years  of  age" from  AS                                                                    
     11.61.127(a)(2).                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     Deleted.   Section  5   of   v.I,   which  amended   AS                                                                    
     11.61.127(f)  to  define  an "identifiable  child,"  is                                                                    
     removed in its entirety.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
1:07:01 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE COSTELLO asked to hear from Kaci Schroeder, DOL.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
1:07:20 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
KACI  SCHROEDER, Assistant  Attorney General,  Criminal Division,                                                               
Department  of  Law  (DOL),  agreed  with  Mr.  Hitchcock-Lopez's                                                               
explanation,  adding that  all  the changes  were  made with  the                                                               
intention   of  reducing   litigation,  rather   than  litigating                                                               
superfluous language.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  GRAY  removed  his  objection.   There  being  no  further                                                               
objection, Version G was adopted.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
1:08:42 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE COSTELLO reiterated her support for the bill.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  UNDERWOOD  expressed  support for  the  bill  and                                                               
emphasized the worthiness of protecting Alaskan children.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE KOPP  added that  the bill  could have  a positive                                                               
impact on  reducing addiction  to this  type of  exploitation and                                                               
help stop repeated exposure.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
1:10:21 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  VANCE commented  on  the  pervasiveness of  child                                                               
sexual abuse material  (CSAM).  She said its time  to step up and                                                               
provide  protections  without  relying  on  federal  prosecution,                                                               
especially with the fast-paced  nature of artificial intelligence                                                               
(AI).   She explained  that the bill  would give  law enforcement                                                               
the tools to prosecute without  having to differentiate images of                                                               
real children from AI generated children, which would allow for                                                                 
faster prosecution to hold perpetrators accountable.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1:12:29 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  KOPP  moved  to   report  CSHB  47,  Version  34-                                                               
LS0334\G, C.  Radford, 1/29/26, out of  committee with individual                                                               
recommendations and  the accompanying fiscal notes.   There being                                                               
no  objection,  CSHB  47(JUD)  was  reported  out  of  the  House                                                               
Judiciary Standing Committee.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
1:13:05 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR GRAY gave a preview of the committee's upcoming agenda.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
1:14:10 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
There being no further business before the committee, the House                                                                 
Judiciary Standing Committee meeting was adjourned at 1:14 p.m.