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United States of America: Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act (LB 504) enters into force with grace period

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Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act (LB 504) enters into force with grace period

On 1 January 2026, the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act (LB 504) enters into force with a grace period. Violations are classified as deceptive trade practices, with civil penalties of up to USD 50’000 per violation enforceable from 1 July 2026…

Scope

Policy Area
Design and testing standards
Policy Instrument
Design requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2025-01-13
under deliberation

On 13 January 2025, the Governor, Attorney General and various Senators announced the Age-Appropria…

2025-01-21
under deliberation

On 21 January 2025, the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act (LB 504) was introduced in the Nebra…

2025-05-28
adopted

On 28 May 2025, the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act (LB 504) was adopted by the Nebraska Leg…

2025-06-02
adopted

On 2 June 2025, Nebraska Governor signed the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act (LB 504) into l…

2026-01-01
in grace period

On 1 January 2026, the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act (LB 504) enters into force with a gra…

2026-07-01
in force

On 1 July 2026, the enforcement provisions of the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act (LB 504) e…