United States of America: Bill on minors’ use of applications (HB 570) was introduced to Louisiana House of Representatives (HB 570)

On 4 April 2025, a Bill that provides regulations on minors’ use of applications (HB 570) was introduced in the Louisiana House of Representatives. The Bill would amend Section 2 of Act No. 656 of the 2024 Regular Session and enact Part II of Chapter 20-A of Title 51 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be codified as R.S. 51:1771–1775. Titled Protection of Children on Applications, the proposal would establish statutory obligations for covered application store providers and developers concerning applications accessible to minors. It would require stores to implement commercially reliable age-verification methods, obtain verifiable parental consent before minors could download or purchase applications, and notify parents of significant changes to accounts. Developers would be required to verify user age categories through data shared by application stores, enforce parental-consent rules, apply industry standards for age ratings and content disclosures, and adopt age-appropriate safety measures. The draft would also prohibit contractual enforcement against minors without verified consent, mandate encryption and limited processing of age-verification data, and authorise the Attorney General to impose fines of up to USD 10'000 per violation and seek injunctive relief following a 45-day notice-and-cure period.