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United States of America: Enforcement of App Store Accountability Act (SB 2420) permitted via administrative stay pending appeal granted by United States Court of Appeals for Fifth Circuit

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Enforcement of App Store Accountability Act (SB 2420) permitted via administrative stay pending appeal granted by United States Court of Appeals for Fifth Circuit

On 28 May 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted Texas an administrative stay pending appeal, temporarily lifting the district court's 23 December 2025 injunction and allowing the App Store Accountability Act (SB 2420…

Scope

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

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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…