Legislature(2023 - 2024)BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
05/03/2024 01:30 PM Senate LABOR & COMMERCE
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| Audio | Topic |
|---|---|
| Start | |
| SB225 | |
| HB253 | |
| HB17 | |
| HB237 | |
| HB309 | |
| HB254 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| += | SB 225 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED | ||
| += | HB 253 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 17 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 237 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 309 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 254 | TELECONFERENCED | |
HB 254-BLOCK PORNOGRAPHY TO MINORS; SOCIAL MEDIA
2:05:19 PM
CHAIR BJORKMAN reconvened the meeting and announced the
consideration of CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 254(JUD) am "An Act
relating to minors and the Internet; and relating to use of
social media by minors."
2:06:03 PM
ROBERT BALLINGER, Staff, Representative Sarah Vance, Alaska
State Legislature, Juneau, Alaska, said HB 254 was designed to
limit the access of minors to pornography. HB 254 would prohibit
any pornography provider that has a substantial portion of their
website dedicated to pornography from providing that service in
Alaska unless they have a commercially reasonable age
verification system. He said HB 254 would set up penalties if a
website didn't provide for [an age verification requirement] to
access the site, and it would enable the Attorney General to
pursue civil penalties [for non-compliance]. HB 254 would also
provide limits for minors 14 or younger from accessing social
media. He said the bill would provide credit for parents to set
up a parental control system.
2:07:22 PM
CHAIR BJORKMAN opened public testimony on HB 254.
2:07:42 PM
DAVID EDMONSON, Senior Vice President, State Policy and
Government Relations, TechNet, Austin, Texas, testified in
support of HB 254. He said it was his understanding that there
would be a committee substitute which addressed [TechNet's]
concerns by removing section three of the engrossed version of
the bill. He expressed appreciation for the committee's
willingness to work with them and offered to answer the
committees' questions.
2:08:25 PM
CHAIR BJORKMAN closed public testimony on HB 254.
2:08:35 PM
CHAIR BJORKMAN announced a committee substitute for HB 254 and
solicited a motion.
2:08:41 PM
SENATOR GRAY-JACKSON moved to adopt the Senate Committee
Substitute (SCS) for HB 254, work order 33-LS0990\R, as the
working document.
2:08:51 PM
CHAIR BJORKMAN objected for purposes of explanation.
2:09:06 PM
KONRAD JACKSON, Staff, Senator Jesse Bjorkman, Alaska State
Legislature, Juneau, Alaska, said the SCS for HB 254 removes
both Section 2 and Section 3, which were added on the House
floor.
2:09:45 PM
CHAIR BJORKMAN removed his objection.
2:09:53 PM
CHAIR BJORKMAN found no further objection and SCS CSHB 254(L&C)
was adopted as the working document.
2:10:16 PM
CHAIR BJORKMAN solicited the will of the committee.
2:10:17 PM
SENATOR GRAY-JACKSON moved to report SCS CSHB 254(L&C), work
order 33-LS0990\R, from committee with individual
recommendations and attached fiscal note(s).
2:10:35 PM
CHAIR BJORKMAN found no objection and SCS CSHB 254(L&C) was
reported from the Senate Labor and Commerce Standing Committee.