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NE LB1025
Bill
Status
1/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Carolyn Bosn
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AI Summary
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Imposes a monthly excise tax on social media platform businesses beginning January 1, 2027, based on the number of Nebraska consumers whose data they collect: $0 for 50,000 or fewer; $0.10 per consumer for 50,001-250,000; $0.25 per consumer for 250,001-500,000; and $0.50 per consumer for over 500,000
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Defines "social media platform" as electronic services allowing users to create, share, and view user-generated content for social interaction, excluding search engines, email services, streaming services, e-commerce sites, cloud computing, and teleconferencing
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Creates the Juvenile Mental Health Support Fund administered by the Department of Health and Human Services to receive all tax revenue for juvenile mental health programming and facilities
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Presumes consumers with Nebraska home addresses, mailing addresses, or IP addresses connected to Nebraska locations are Nebraska consumers, with the burden of proof on the platform to establish otherwise
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Allows tax credits for platforms that pay identical excise taxes in other states for the same consumer, and treats controlled corporate groups as a single entity for tax purposes
Legislative Description
Provide for an excise tax on certain social media platform businesses
Last Action
Notice of hearing for February 18, 2026
2/11/2026