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The bill also expands the definition of domestic abuse to cover situations where an abuser involuntarily shares an explicit picture of a victim. 

“Alaska took a gargantuan step forward in updating our laws,” said John Skidmore, deputy attorney general for the Criminal Division of the Alaska Department of Law.

“Our current statute is broken,” said Anchorage Rep. Geran Tarr. “It’s outdated and incomplete.”

Two members who voted for the members of House committees say they won’t caucus with the coalition that has been the majority. 

Even though she will not be a member of the coalition, Tarr said she will still vote in favor of a plan of organization that leaves coalition members in charge.

Some experts say an outdated consent statute ensures most sexual assault cases won’t result in convictions in Alaska.