Indiana House Bill 1572 (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 Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development
Pending: House Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Social media provider annual registration fee. Requires social media providers with more than 1,000,000 active users in Indiana to pay an annual registration fee to the Indiana economic development corporation (IEDC). 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 users in Indiana; and (3) derives economic benefit from the data individuals in Indiana share with the company. Provides that the annual registration fee is equal to the total number of the social media provider's active Indiana account holders in a calendar year multiplied by $5. 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 annual registration fee to the fund. Transfers the remaining annual registration fee revenue to the rural broadband fund.

Social media provider annual registration fee.

Rep. Beau Baird [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-14	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development
2021-01-14	House	Authored by Representative Baird

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/house/1572/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/e/f/d/7efd1b5e/HB1572.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/e/b/2/5eb22dca/HB1572.01.INTR.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/f/5/7/4f57dac2/HB1572.01.INTR.FN002.pdf