Indiana House Bill 1312 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-14 - First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Social media provider surcharge tax. Imposes a surcharge tax on social media providers. Defines "social media provider" as a social media company that: (1) maintains a public social media platform; (2) has more than 1,000,000 active Indiana account holders; (3) has annual gross revenue derived from social media advertising services in Indiana of at least $1,000,000; and (4) derives economic benefit from the data individuals in Indiana share with the company. Provides that the surcharge tax is equal to: (1) the annual gross revenue derived from social media advertising services in Indiana in a calendar year multiplied by 7%; plus (2) the total number of the social media provider's active Indiana account holders in a calendar year multiplied by $1. Establishes the online bullying, social isolation, and suicide prevention fund (fund) for the purposes of providing: (1) online bullying prevention; or (2) social isolation and suicide prevention; training and research for counselors and educational institutions. Provides that the division of mental health and addiction shall administer the fund. Transfers 10% of the revenue from the surcharge tax to the fund. Transfers the remaining surcharge tax revenue to the rural broadband fund.

Social media provider surcharge tax.

Rep. John Prescott [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-14	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
2021-01-14	House	Authored by Representative Prescott

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/house/1312/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/0/7/0/20705e57/HB1312.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/3/d/6/43d615af/HB1312.01.INTR.FN001.pdf