App Store Accountability Act; civil penalties, civil action.

App Store Accountability Act; civil penalties; civil action. Requires an app store provider, defined in the bill, to verify the age category of an account holder, obtain verifiable parental consent for a minor account holder, and share such age category and consent information with the developer of an app, defined in the bill. The bill requires a developer to verify the age category of an account holder with a developer's app and notify app store providers of any significant change to a develope…

Source: OpenStates · fetched February 12, 2026

• Parent / guardiandirectModerate impactHigh certainty

  Requires parents to provide verifiable consent for their minor children to use apps.

  “obtain verifiable parental consent for a minor account holder”· Requires an app store provider, defined in the bill, to verify the age category of an account holder, obtain verifiable parental consent for a minor account holder, and share such age category and consent information with the developer of an app, defined in the bill.

• Student / education borrowerindirectModerate impactMedium certainty

  May limit or change the way minors access and use apps due to new age verification and parental consent requirements.

  “verify the age category of an account holder, obtain verifiable parental consent for a minor account holder”· Requires an app store provider, defined in the bill, to verify the age category of an account holder, obtain verifiable parental consent for a minor account holder, and share such age category and consent information with the developer of an app, defined in the bill.