United States of America: Texas Senate adopted App Store Accountability Act (SB 2420) including age verification requirement
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Texas Senate adopted App Store Accountability Act (SB 2420) including age verification requirement
On 14 May 2025, the Texas Senate adopted the App Store Accountability Act (SB 2420), which requires app stores to implement age verification procedures. Under the Bill, accounts belonging to minors must be linked to a parent or guardian before any app-related transactions are allowed. It also introduces structured age categories and aims to strengthen privacy and security protections for younger users of mobile applications. The Bill has been sent to the State Governor for signing.
Original sourceScope
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
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2025-03-13
under deliberation
2025-04-16
under deliberation
2025-05-09
adopted
2025-05-14
adopted
2025-05-27
adopted