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United States of America: App Store Accountability Act (SB 142) was adopted by the legislature

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App Store Accountability Act (SB 142) was adopted by the legislature

On 5 March 2025, the App Store Accountability Bill (SB 142) was adopted, setting provisions for age verification and parental consent to secure app operations integrity and safety. The Bill delineates definitions and requirements for app store opera…

Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: app stores
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2025-01-17
under deliberation

On 21 January 2025, the App Store Accountability Act was introduced in the Utah Senate. The Bill de…

2025-02-10
under deliberation

On 10 February 2025, the Utah Senate passed the App Store Accountability Bill (SB 142). The Bill de…

2025-03-05
adopted

On 5 March 2025, the App Store Accountability Bill (SB 142) was adopted, setting provisions for age…

2025-03-26
adopted

On 26 March 2025, the Governor of Utah signed the App Store Accountability Bill (SB 142) into law, …

2025-05-07
in force

On 7 May 2025, everything but the specific sections related to app store providers (13-75-201), dev…

2026-05-06
in force

On 6 May 2026, Section 13-75-201 and Section 13-75-202 of the App Store Accountability Act (SB 142)…

2026-12-31
in force

On 31 December 2026, Section 13-75-401 of the App Store Accountability Act (SB 142) came into effe…