Adopt the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act
LB 504 would require large online platforms operating in Nebraska to avoid design features that encourage excessive use by minors under 18. It targets companies with over $25 million in annual revenue that handle data of 50,000+ users or derive 50% of revenue from data sales, prohibiting features like infinite scrolling, push notifications, in-game purchases, and appearance-altering filters when platforms know a user is a minor. The law also bans manipulative "dark pattern" interfaces that subvert user choice, as defined by the Federal Trade Commission. Platforms with fewer than 2% minor users are exempt from these requirements.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Legislature Passage
May 2025
Legislature Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Jan 21, 2025
Signed Jun 2, 2025
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MODERATE
The bill was amended to replace the original text with new sections that establish the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act. The changes update definitions for key terms like 'covered online service' and 'personal data' to align with federal standards, and clarify which businesses and services are subject to the law's requirements.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include specific revenue thresholds and data sharing criteria that determine which online services are covered, while also adding exemptions for telecommunications services, broadband internet access, physical devices, and certain streaming services.
DEFINITION
Updated definitions for 'covered online service' to include businesses with over $25 million in annual revenue or those that handle data from 50,000+ consumers, while adding specific exclusions for telecom and streaming services.
Added new definitions for 'compulsive usage' and 'covered design feature' to clarify what behaviors and features the law regulates.
Added specific exclusions for telecommunications services, broadband internet access services, physical device sales, and streaming services that only provide licensed media.
ELIGIBILITY
Changed eligibility criteria to include businesses that derive at least 50% of revenue from selling or sharing consumer data, making more data-driven companies subject to the law.
Floor votes · Legislature Feb 25, 2025
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 49
Feb 25, 2025
N
Nonpartisan49
89% Yea
Vote distribution
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
8
Committee
2
Jun 2, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on May 30, 2025
executive
May 28, 2025
Legislature · Passed
President/Speaker signed
legislature
May 28, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Passed on Final Reading 42-7*-0
legislature
Apr 9, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Bosn AM856 adopted
legislature
Apr 9, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Cavanaugh, J. FA87 adopted
legislature
Apr 8, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Enrollment and Review ER21 adopted
legislature
Feb 25, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Banking, Commerce and Insurance AM169 adopted
legislature
Feb 7, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File with AM169
legislature
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee
legislature
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Carolyn Bosn
NNonpartisan
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