Lawmakers consider bill to close gap in Alaska sexual assault law

Lawmakers consider bill to close gap in Alaska sexual assault law

S’eitlin Jamiann Hasselquist testifies before the Alaska House Health and Social Services committee on March 10. 2026. (Photo by Yvonne Krumrey/KTOO) A bill that would change the scope of an Alaska sexual assault law had its first committee hearing yesterday. Democratic Juneau Rep. Sara Hannan’s bill, introduced this year, would alter a law that specifically criminalizes sexual assault by a medical provider. As it stands now, a key part of the l…