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United States of America: Applicability of App Store Accountability Act (SB 2420) was blocked by Court

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Applicability of App Store Accountability Act (SB 2420) was blocked by Court

On 23 December 2025, the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division, issued an order preventing enforcement of Texas’ App Store Accountability Act (SB 2420), which was scheduled to take effect on 1 January 2026. …

Scope

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

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2025-03-13
under deliberation

On 13 March 2025, the App Store Accountability Act (SB 2420) was introduced in the Texas Senate. Th…

2025-04-16
under deliberation

On 16 April 2025, the Texas Senate passed the App Store Accountability Act (SB 2420). The Bill requ…

2025-05-09
adopted

On 9 May 2025, the Texas House of Representatives passed the App Store Accountability Act (SB 2420)…

2025-05-14
adopted

On 14 May 2025, the Texas Senate adopted the App Store Accountability Act (SB 2420), which requires…

2025-05-27
adopted

On 27 May 2025, the Texas Governor signed the App Store Accountability Act (SB 2420), which require…

2025-12-23
to be revoked

On 23 December 2025, the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Div…

2026-05-28
in force

On 28 May 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted Texas an administr…

2026-06-04
in force

On 4 June 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted Texas a stay pendi…