On September 8, the Federal Trade Commission conducted an online “Commercial Surveillance and Data Security Rulemaking Forum” as a follow-up to the release of the Advance Notice of Public Rulemaking on the same subject. Read More
AAF National NewsLegislative Issues
Privacy has been a front-line issue in Washington, DC this summer—in both the legislative and regulatory arenas. Read More
AAF National NewsLegislative Issues
Privacy issues continue to draw the attention of lawmakers at both the state and federal level. Read More
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Soon after AAF alerted its Kentucky members to an ad tax included in legislation introduced by State Representative Jason Petrie (R-Elkton) Chair of the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee, the provision was removed from the bill. As introduced, HB 8 would have expanded Kentucky’s 6% gross receipts sales and use tax base to 39 new services, including advertising and graphic design services. Read More
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AAF Nebraska took to the halls of the Nebraska State Capitol on March 29, 2022 for Ad Day Under the Dome. Read More
AAF Nebraska NewsLegislative Issues
Iowa Senate bill SF 2206, which proposed taxes on digital automated services and cloud data services, has been withdrawn. In its place is HF 2317, which has no such provisions. Read More
AAF Nebraska NewsLegislative Issues
On February 28 Nebraska state legislators will hold a hearing on LB 1188, seeking to adopt the Uniform Personal Data Protection Act (UPDPA). As proposed, the bill presents yet another set of privacy standards to be met by Nebraska businesses. If passed, the bill may provide individuals with fewer, and more limited, rights including the right to copy and correct personal data. In addition, the bill may not include the right of individuals to delete their data or the right to request the transmission of their personal data to another entity. It is the position of the AAF that while maintaining online privacy is critically important, federal standards are necessary so as to prevent the promulgation of state-by-state privacy legislation which in itself may be a disservice to consumers and negatively affect competition. At the very least, proposed state privacy legislation should align with other state privacy bills, such as the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act. At this point, only Nebraska and Oklahoma are considering the adoption of UPDPA. Read More
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The American Advertising Federation (AAF) protects and promotes advertising at all levels of government through grassroots activities. Our nationwide grassroots network of corporate partners and advertising professionals are ready and able to engage with lawmakers on behalf of the advertising industry on tax, privacy, First Amendment and other issues of concern. Read More
AAF Nebraska NewsLegislative Issues
With the start of the new year comes Nebraska state senatorial redistricting and a first hearing on a potential state digital ad tax. Nebraska senate districts have been redrawn with a number of changes. Read More
AAF Nebraska NewsLegislative Issues
The Build Back Better legislation soon to be considered by the U.S. Senate currently includes language to give unprecedented broad civil penalty authority to the Federal Trade Commission. While AAF strongly supports the mission of the FTC, this new authority would go far beyond the powers previously granted by Congress under Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act. In addition to being poor policy, we believe the provisions violate Senate rules of procedure, specifically the Byrd Rule, which prohibits non-budgetary provisions from being included in reconciliation legislation. Read More
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The State of Maryland has adopted its Office of Comptroller’s proposed “digital ad tax.” Read More
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The Association of National Advertisers is seeking companies and organizations potentially effected by HB 732, the Office of the Comptroller of Maryland’s proposed Digital Advertising Tax, to sign on to their petition to the State of Maryland to exclude HB 732 from its legislative docket. Read More
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The AAF protects and promotes advertising at all levels of government through grassroots activities. Our nation-wide network monitors advertising-related legislation on local, state and federal levels. We put our members face-to-face with influential lawmakers while encouraging self-regulation as a preemptor to government intervention, when appropriate of course. Read More
AAF National NewsLegislative Issues
Proposed digital advertising tax regulations were filed on August 31 by Maryland’s comptroller. In simple terms, the proposed regulations would require companies that derive revenue from residents of Maryland as a direct result of those residents responding to digital ads running in Maryland to report the revenue derived from such ads, which would then be subject to a tax rate unique to each advertiser. Read More
AAF National NewsAAF Nebraska NewsLegislative Issues
The AAF protects and promotes advertising at all levels of government through grassroots activities. Our nationwide grassroots network of corporate partners and advertising professionals are ready and able to engage with lawmakers on behalf of the advertising industry on tax, privacy, First Amendment and other issues of concern. Read More
AAF Nebraska NewsLegislative Issues
Reports from sources on Capitol Hill indicate a digital advertising tax has been mentioned as a source of revenue to pay for the Senate’s bipartisan infrastructure bill negotiated by the so-called “Gang of 10/Gang of 21.” AAF members are encouraged to contact their Senators—especially if he or she is among the negotiating Senators—and let them know they should oppose an effort to tax digital, or any other advertising. An issue brief from the AAF supported Advertising Coalition gives more background on the issue. Read More
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Interesting note about Nebraska politics – Did you know Nebraska is the only state with a nonpartisan, unicameral legislature? Read More
Legislative Issues
Shortly before adjourning for the year, the Colorado General Assembly passed legislation regulating data and consumer privacy in the state. As of this writing, the measure has been sent to Governor Jared Polis (D) who is expected to either sign or let the bill become law without his signature. AAF, together with allies in the state and Washington, DC, submitted comments on the measure to lawmakers, and the AAF supported Privacy for America issued a press release stating that passage of the measure underscored the need for a uniform federal data privacy law. Because of many last minute negotiations between the House and Senate, we have not yet had the opportunity to determine how many of our suggestions were adopted. Read More
AAF National NewsLegislative Issues
Ad taxes and privacy continue to be at the top of the list for the legislative committee. Read More
Legislative Issues
The Maryland General Assembly passed legislation delaying implementation of the Digital Ad Tax for one year and excluding broadcasters and news media entities from the tax. Read More
AAF National NewsLegislative Issues
We continue to keep an eye on the Digital Advertising Tax. Read More
Legislative Issues
As privacy continues to dominate the headlines, an interesting reveal from Microsoft. Read More
Legislative Issues
Two topics continue to dominate the legislative advertising news, taxation of advertising and privacy. Read More
Legislative Issues
The Nebraska Legislature Revenue Committee heard testimony on February 3, 2021 on LB422 introduced by Senator Tom Briese. The bill would presume a sales tax on all services. While not mentioning advertising directly,… Read More
AAFO NewsLegislative Issues
Nebraska State Senator Tom Briese (R) has introduced legislation to lower the sales tax rate and expand the base to include all services, including advertising. The bill is similar to one the Senator introduced last year. That measure was the subject of a hearing, but never advanced out of committee. Read More
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The Nebraska Unicameral kicked off the 107th Legislature on January 6, 2021. Read More
Legislative Issues
AAF has scheduled the 2021 Advertising Day on the Hill for Wednesday, May 19. The event will be held in conjunction with the Leadership Immersion Training for Rising Professional Club Presidents and Presidents-Elect on May 18. We are optimistic that the vaccine rollout will allow us to gather in Washington, DC so please mark your calendars and plan to join us for these important events. Read More
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In a recent call hosted by AAF Government Relations and Mike Signorelli of VENABLE, participants learned a great deal of information surrounding privacy policy, application, and process. Read More
Legislative Issues
AAF’s Government Affairs Committee Chair, Carla Michelotti, and Clark Rector invite AAF members to participate in the next AAF Government Affairs Committee Zoom meeting on Wednesday, December 16 at 2:00pm ET (1:00pm CT/12:00pm MT/11:00am PT). Read More
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The election is over, and Nebraskans have made their choice for national, state and local representation. Read More
Legislative Issues
A topic that our Legislative Committee is staying on top of, is that of data privacy. Read More
Legislative Issues
AAF and Privacy for America support an effective national privacy standard that would protect consumers while allowing consumers and businesses to enjoy the many benefits that come with the responsible use of data. Privacy for America has developed comprehensive principles for such a law and is encouraging lawmakers to adopt many them in any future legislation. Read More
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The Nebraska Legislature ended their second session on August 14, 2020. During this session they reviewed 483 bills and passed 49 on to Governor Pete Ricketts for approval. Read More
Legislative Issues
The Nebraska Legislature reconvened on July 20th through August 14th to finish hearings suspended in March due to Coronavirus. Read More
Legislative Issues
So much has changed in the world over the last few months as issues like privacy, taxes and equality top the headlines. Read More
Legislative Issues
As anticipated, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan (R) vetoed the digital ad tax passed by the General Assembly. The Assembly is expected to try to override the veto when it returns. Normally, the body would have reconvened in late May but did not because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The next session has not been scheduled and could be delayed until the Fall or next year pending the state of the health crisis. AAF Baltimore, AAF DC and the Maryland/Delaware/District of Columbia Press Association released a joint statement praising the Governor’s action. Read More
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The Institute of Advertising Ethics will be convening its Inaugural Symposium virtually on June 8, 2020. Read More
Legislative Issues
On April 24, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) issued an Executive Order that among other things, rescinded the advertising ban included in a previous order. The previous Executive Order addressing the COVID-19 crisis in her state sparked a well-covered protest because of the stay-at-home provisions included in the order. The order also included language that impacted advertising. Read More
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We are in unprecedented times and business has been disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Legislative Committee hopes you are all well and safe. Read More
Legislative Issues
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer recently released an Executive Order addressing the COVID-19 crisis that has a number of negative implications for the advertising industry. Read More
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Due to the Coronavirus outbreak the Breakfast and Tax Solutions event was held as a webinar. Read More
Legislative Issues
As expected, the Nebraska ad tax bills reported on in the last issue did not advance out of committee. Members of both AAF Omaha and AAF Lincoln wrote and called lawmakers in opposition. Read More
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Thank you to everyone who reached out to Senator Lou Ann Linehan regarding LB989, proposed legislation to tax digital advertising in Nebraska. Read More
Legislative Issues
Two ad tax bills have been introduced in the Nebraska legislature. LB 946 would extend the state sales and use tax to all services unless specifically exempted. No exemption for advertising is mentioned in the bill’s language. LB 989 would impose the sales and use tax to digital advertising. Because Nebraska has a very short legislative session this year, and the governor has pledged not to raise taxes, these bills are not expected to be enacted. However, many observers in the state believe that they could lay the groundwork for more serious consideration next year. Read More
AAFO NewsLegislative Issues
The AAF protects and promotes advertising at all levels of government through grassroots activities. Our nation-wide network monitors advertising-related legislation on local, state and federal levels. We put our members face-to-face with influential lawmakers while encouraging self-regulation as a preemptor to government intervention, when appropriate of course. Read More
AAF National NewsLegislative Issues
AAF continues to work with the Privacy for America Coalition to develop a proposed national privacy standard that will both protect consumers and allow businesses to responsibly use data to continue to provide those consumers with the services and content they want and expect. Read More
AAF National NewsLegislative Issues
Federal “Do Not Track” Bill Introduced
Multiple federal privacy bills have been introduced, including a recent one by Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., that would establish a Do Not Track registry for online data collection similar to the Federal Trade Commission’s Do Not Call list which allows people to say they do not want to receive telemarketing calls. The bill would allow consumers to opt out of companies collecting data beyond what is “necessary” for the services to run. Read More
“It’s crucial for us as advertising industry leaders to help policymakers understand the role we play in our communities and economy; the free press, crucial to democracy; innumberable internet apps and services from the Alphabet to the Weather Channel. All of these and more are ad supported. We need to help our elected leaders understand our industry and it’s implications when they make policy that effects what we do.”
Ryan Horn, President Bullhorn Communications
AAF Omaha Legislative Issues Committee Member
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The California Consumer Privacy Act is due to go into effect on January 1, 2020, and regulators and legislators in the state continue their efforts to make sure the state is prepared. Read More
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Elections Bring Major Changes
A big transformation in power is coming to Capitol Hill in 2019, as the Democratic Party won control of the U.S. House of Representatives 234 seats to 201 ending complete Republican control of both Houses of Congress and the Presidency. The Republicans slightly increased their Senate majority from 51-49 to 53-47. Read More
