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The Alaska Legislature approved a broad omnibus crime bill that will increase criminal penalties for a variety of offenses and streamline victims services. The bill includes over a dozen pieces of legislation and garnered bipartisan support.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Alaska Senate unanimously passed <\/span>House Bill 239<\/span> on Tuesday, after assembling the combination bill package <\/span>over the last several weeks<\/span>. Lawmakers in the House concurred with the Senate\u2019s changes by a vote of 39 to 1 on Wednesday morning. It now advances to Gov. Mike Dunleavy for consideration.<\/span><\/p>\n

The omnibus crime bill includes provisions to create stricter criminal penalties for AI-generated child sexual abuse material, hit-and-run incidents and sexual assault by a healthcare worker. It also raises the age of consent from 16 to 18 years old and restructures the Alaska Board of Parole, among other items.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sen. James Kauffman, R-Anchorage, spoke in support of the omnibus bill on Tuesday. \u201cWe hear of sausage-making in the legislative process \u2014 this is a big piece of sausage,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd having seen it in Senate Finance, I was impressed with the content, the quality of how so many things came together, and it came together so well.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

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