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Alaska · 34th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 47: An Act relating to distribution of a forged digital likeness; relating to crime and criminal procedure; relating to distribution of a generated sexual depiction; relating to generated obscene child sexual abuse material; relating to teaching certificates; relating to licensing of school bus drivers; relating to civil penalties for an organization that facilitates the generation of child sexual abuse material; relating to social media and minors; and providing for an effective date.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 47 is a bill introduced in the Alaska House on January 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act relating to distribution of a forged digital likeness; relating to crime and criminal procedure; relating to distribution of a generated sexual depiction; relating to generated obscene child sexual abuse material; relating to teaching certificates; relating to licensing of school bus drivers; relating to civil penalties for an organization that facilitates the generation of child sexual abuse material; relating to social media and minors; and providing for an effective date. Primary sponsor: Sarah Vance (Republican). It lists 23 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 13, 2026): (S) YUNDT, CRONK, KAUFMAN.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Independent 1 · Republican 19

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sarah VancePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Jamie AllardCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse23
Jesse BjorkmanCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateD
Ashley CarrickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse35
Steve St. ClairCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse26
Mia CostelloCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Julie CoulombeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11
Mike CronkCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateR
Alyse GalvinCo-sponsorIndependentHouse14
Cathy GiesselCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateE
Elvi Gray-JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateG
DeLena JohnsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Andy JosephsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
James KaufmanCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateF
Scott KawasakiCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateP
Kevin McCabeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Kelly MerrickCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateL
Robb MyersCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateQ
Mike PraxCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Bert StedmanCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateA
Cathy TiltonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateM
Frank TomaszewskiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse34
Jubilee UnderwoodCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Rob YundtCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateN

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. (S) YUNDT, CRONK, KAUFMAN
  2. (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): MERRICK, STEDMAN, GIESSEL, GRAY-JACKSON, MYERS, KAWASAKI,
  3. (S) REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  4. (S) FN13: ZERO(ADM)
  5. (S) FN12: ZERO(AJS)
  6. (S) FN11: ZERO(ADM)
  7. (S) FN10: ZERO(EED)
  8. (S) FN9: ZERO(DFC)
  9. (S) FN8: ZERO(LAW)
  10. (S) FN7: ZERO(DPS)
  11. (S) DP: DUNBAR, GRAY-JACKSON, YUNDT
  12. (S) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 20

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source