SB 247 Alaska Senate · 34th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act relating to crime and criminal procedure; relating to generated obscene child sexual abuse material; relating to teaching certificates; and relating to licensing of school bus drivers.

SB 247 creates new criminal offenses for distributing and possessing "generated obscene child sexual abuse material," defined as computer-generated images or videos that appear to depict children engaged in sexual acts but were created without real children. The bill specifies that possessing 100 or more such items is prima facie evidence of intent to distribute, with distribution classified as a class B felony (or class A felony for repeat offenders). It establishes a legal standard requiring such material to appeal to a prurient interest, depict a child (via manipulation) in a patently offensive way, and lack serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. The bill does not address the other provisions mentioned in its title (teaching certificates, school bus drivers), as the provided text focuses solely on the criminal provisions.

Issues: ✗ Criminal Justice

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 18, 2026 Last action Apr 15, 2026

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SB 247 → CSSB 247(CRA) · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reclassified from a Senate Bill to a Committee Substitute, shifting sponsorship from individual senators to the Senate Community and Regional Affairs Committee. The core policy changes involve expanding the definition of sexual abuse of a minor to include specific age-gap scenarios and authority-based relationships, while also adding new crimes for enticement and unlawful exploitation of minors. Additionally, the bill modifies harassment statutes to include specific types of offensive physical contact involving bodily fluids or intimate body parts.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from focusing primarily on harassment and school bus driver licensing to include comprehensive provisions against sexual abuse, enticement, and exploitation of minors, alongside updated definitions of harassment.

ELIGIBILITY

The age and age-gap requirements for sexual abuse of a minor were altered to create new categories based on the offender's age and the victim's age, including specific provisions for guardians and authority figures.

SCOPE

New criminal offenses were added for enticement of a minor and unlawful exploitation of a minor, broadening the legal response to potential abuse scenarios.

The original bill's specific focus on licensing school bus drivers was removed from the act's title and primary text.

REQUIREMENT

The definition of harassment in the first degree was updated to explicitly include contact involving bodily fluids or touching through clothing of intimate body parts.

TECHNICAL

The bill's status changed from a standard Senate Bill to a Committee Substitute, indicating it was amended by the Senate Community and Regional Affairs Committee before being offered by the original sponsors.

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Committee

Apr 10, 2026

Committee

(S) REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

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Apr 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

(S) Moved CSSB 247(CRA) Out of Committee

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1 primary · 8 co-sponsors