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ARTICLE · 12 JUNE 2025

Texas Is Second State (After Utah) To Enact "App Store Accountability Act," Targeting Mobile App Stores

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The Lone Star State is the latest to wade into the ongoing legal showdown for children's online safety. Somewhere, there's a great pun about this ongoing standoff.

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The Lone Star State is the latest to wade into the ongoing legal showdown for children's online safety. Somewhere, there's a great pun about this ongoing standoff.

In late May, Texas Governor Abbot signed into law SB 2420— the "App Store Accountability Act"—which imposes new parental consent and age verification requirements on app store operators distributing apps on mobile devices. The new Texas law takes effect on January 1, 2026.

This comes in light of Utah's own version which shares the same name (SB 142), enacted in March 2025, and also goes into effect on May 6, 2026.

Below, we've broken down some thoughts on what this means.

Who Does This Apply To

These new laws focuses on children's access of "App Stores," which are separately defined under the statutes. The exact definitions for both Texas and Utah are below, with key language emphasized. Both definitions specify that App Stores are that which is delivering software to users for download

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