Nebraska and Vermont are the latest U.S. states to join the growing landscape of children’s online safety laws that have swelled in state chambers in recent years. On May 30, 2025, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act (the Nebraska AADC). On June 12, 2025, Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed the Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (the Vermont AADC). In doing so, Nebraska and Vermont join California and Maryland, which in 2022 and 2024, respectively, enacted age-appropriate design code laws of their own. Notably, the ongoing legal challenges1 to the California and Maryland AADCs do not appear to have dissuaded state legislators from enacting AADC-style and other children’s online safety laws. The Nebraska AADC takes effect January 1, 2026 (though the state Attorney General (AG) must wait until July 1, 2026, to seek civil penalties). The Vermont AADC takes effect January 1, 2027.Continue Reading Nebraska and Vermont Pass Age-Appropriate Design Codes
Nebraska and Vermont Pass Age-Appropriate Design Codes
Recently, Vermont became the first state to enact legislation that regulates data brokers who buy and sell personal information. Under the new law, data brokers in Vermont will now have to register with the state, adopt standard security measures, and provide information to the state regarding their data collection practices. The law was passed in response to reported risks associated with the widespread aggregation and sale of data about consumers, and is intended to provide consumers with more information about data brokers and their data collection practices.