# Nebraska LB504: Adopt the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act Nebraska LB504, Adopt the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act, is a 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions legislature bill sponsored by Carolyn Bosn; status signed, last action 2025-05-30 (Approved by Governor on May 30, 2025) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB504-109 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nebraska LB504 - State: Nebraska - Session: 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions - Title: Adopt the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act - Status: signed - Chamber: legislature - Introduced: 2025-01-21 - Last action: 2025-05-30, Approved by Governor on May 30, 2025 - Sponsor: Carolyn Bosn - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 12 (356 yes, 117 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Stronger privacy defaults for kids online: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2026, covered services must set the highest‑privacy defaults for minors. They may collect only the minimum personal data needed to run the features a minor uses, and must delete age‑check data after use. Targeted ads to minors are banned. Services must show a clear sign if they… - No harmful ads or manipulative designs for kids: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, covered services cannot show or help show ads for narcotics, tobacco, gambling, or alcohol to minors. Services also cannot use dark patterns that undermine a minor’s choices, including any dark patterns identified by the FTC as of January 1, 2024. - Parents control child accounts and spending: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, when a service knows a user is a child, parental tools are on by default. Parents can view and change the child’s account and privacy settings, block purchases and money transactions, see total time spent, and set time‑of‑day limits like school hours and night. The servic… - Simple ways to report online harm: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, every covered service must offer an easy way for minors and parents to report harm or safety problems on the service. - Penalties, compliance officers, and child-first rule: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, every covered service must name one or more officers to ensure compliance. If this law conflicts with another, the rule that best protects minors controls. Starting July 1, 2026, violations can be treated as deceptive trade practices, with civil penalties up to $50,000 pe… - Which online services must follow this law: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, a company is covered if it does business in Nebraska, decides how to process consumer data, makes over $25,000,000 a year (adjusted every odd‑numbered year and rounded to the next $1,000), handles data for 50,000+ consumers/households/devices a year, and gets 50% or more… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Carolyn Bosn, Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-28 | legislature | Final Reading | pass | 42 | 7 | | | 2025-04-09 | legislature | Vote | fail | 45 | 0 | 4 | | 2025-04-09 | legislature | Vote | fail | 39 | 0 | 10 | | 2025-04-09 | legislature | Vote | fail | 10 | 26 | 13 | | 2025-02-26 | legislature | Vote | fail | 38 | 0 | 11 | | 2025-02-26 | legislature | Vote | fail | 0 | 29 | 20 | | 2025-02-25 | legislature | Vote | fail | 44 | 0 | 5 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 10 | 26 | 13 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 0 | 29 | 20 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 44 | 0 | 5 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 39 | 0 | 10 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 45 | 0 | 4 | ## Actions (33) - 2025-05-30: Approved by Governor on May 30, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-05-28: Presented to Governor on May 28, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-05-28: President/Speaker signed (legislature) - 2025-05-28: Passed on Final Reading 42-7*-0 (legislature) - 2025-05-28: Dispensing of reading at large approved (legislature) - 2025-04-11: Enrollment and Review ST16 recorded (legislature) - 2025-04-11: Enrollment and Review ST16 filed (legislature) - 2025-04-11: Placed on Final Reading with ST16 (legislature) - 2025-04-09: Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment (legislature) - 2025-04-09: Bosn AM856 adopted (legislature) - 2025-04-09: Dungan FA91 lost (legislature) - 2025-04-09: Dungan FA91 to AM856 filed (legislature) - 2025-04-09: Cavanaugh, J. FA87 adopted (legislature) - 2025-04-08: Cavanaugh, J. FA87 to AM856 filed (legislature) - 2025-04-08: Bosn AM856 pending (legislature) - 2025-04-08: Bosn FA16 withdrawn (legislature) - 2025-04-08: Enrollment and Review ER21 adopted (legislature) - 2025-04-01: Bosn AM856 filed (legislature) - 2025-03-04: Enrollment and Review ER21 filed (legislature) - 2025-03-04: Placed on Select File with ER21 (legislature) - 2025-02-26: Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial (legislature) - 2025-02-26: Cavanaugh, J. FA22 withdrawn (legislature) - 2025-02-26: Cavanaugh, J. FA22 filed (legislature) - 2025-02-26: Dungan MO45 failed (legislature) - 2025-02-25: Dungan MO45 pending (legislature) - 2025-02-25: Dungan MO45 Reconsider the vote taken on AM169 filed (legislature) - 2025-02-25: Banking, Commerce and Insurance AM169 adopted (legislature) - 2025-02-07: Banking, Commerce and Insurance AM169 filed (legislature) - 2025-02-07: Placed on General File with AM169 (legislature) - 2025-02-05: Bosn FA16 filed (legislature) - 2025-01-27: Notice of hearing for February 03, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-01-23: Referred to Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee (legislature) - 2025-01-21: Date of introduction (legislature) ## Bill text - Introduced, 2025-01-21: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB504.pdf) - Enrolled / Slip Law: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB504.pdf) - Final / Enacted: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB504.pdf) ## Related bills - LB468: Change provisions relating to inheritance taxes, change certain fee and tax provisions, and eliminate a sales tax exemption relating to data centers (failed) - LB13: Require the Department of Health and Human Services to file a state plan amendment relating to child care (failed) - LB677: Change provisions of the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Regulation Act and provide for regulation of medical cannabis (failed) - LB646: Provide an exemption from brand inspections and change fees under the Livestock Brand Act (failed) - LB170: Eliminate the sales tax exemptions for candy and soft drinks (failed) - LB714: Change provisions relating to motor vehicle taxes and fees (failed) ## Sources - [Introduced (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB504.pdf) - [Enrolled / Slip Law (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB504.pdf) - [Final / Enacted (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB504.pdf) ## Related - [LB468: Change provisions relating to inheritance taxes, change certain fee and tax pro…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB468-109) - [LB13: Require the Department of Health and Human Services to file a state plan amendm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB13-109) - [LB677: Change provisions of the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Regulation Act and provide f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB677-109) - [LB646: Provide an exemption from brand inspections and change fees under the Livestock…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB646-109) - [LB170: Eliminate the sales tax exemptions for candy and soft drinks](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB170-109) - [LB714: Change provisions relating to motor vehicle taxes and fees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB714-109) - [Nebraska bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/nebraska/bills) - [Nebraska state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/nebraska) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB504-109 (as of 2026-10-19).