All Roll Calls
Yes: 178 • No: 13
UtahH.B. 4982026 General SessionHouseWALLET
Utah App Store Accountability Act Amendments
Sponsored By: James A. Dunnigan (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Electronic PrivacyTechnologyElectronic InformationBusinessCommerce and TradeConsumer ProtectionPublic Utilities and TechnologyData and Cyber SecuritySocial Media
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Bill Overview
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5 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
App makers must verify ages and honor parent controls
Starting May 6, 2027, app makers must use app‑store age data to check ages for Utah users and confirm parent consent for minors. They may ask for age or consent at download, purchase, first launch of a pre‑installed app, on big changes, or to follow the law, and they may re‑check no more than once every 12 months unless they suspect misuse or it is a new account. They must set initial safety defaults using available age data and tell app stores about major changes. Developers can ask app stores to block minor accounts from downloading or buying their app, and stores must follow. For pre‑installed apps, stores must share available age data and help get parent consent; stores must also provide age category and consent status to developers when allowed.
Parents must approve kids' app purchases
Starting May 6, 2027, app stores must ask for and verify age for Utah users. If the user is a minor, the account must link to a parent account. The store must get verifiable parental consent before a minor can download, buy an app, or make in‑app purchases. When a developer makes a big change, the store must tell the user and the parent, and get new consent for the minor. Parents can revoke consent, and the store must tell the developer. Apps already installed before the rules start stay available unless a parent revokes consent or the app changes a lot.
Tight limits on kids' data and contracts
Starting May 6, 2027, stores and app makers cannot enforce terms against a minor unless a parent gave verifiable consent. They cannot mislead parents in consent notices. They may collect only the age data needed for checks and records, and must send it with strong encryption. App stores only share a user’s age category and whether parental consent exists; developers can use that age data only for safety, age limits, or legal compliance and cannot share it with others. Stores also cannot share age data except as the law allows.
Families can sue; developers get limited defense
Starting May 6, 2027, a harmed minor or parent can sue over violations. Courts award the greater of actual losses or $1,000 per violation, plus attorney fees and costs. Only the harmed minor or their parent can file. Developers have a defense if they relied in good faith on the app store’s age and consent data and followed the rules; this defense only applies to claims under this chapter. The law still lets stores and apps block illegal or harmful material, fight spam, prevent crime, and protect security. The act also removes a prior rulemaking section.
Who counts as a minor or parent
The law defines age groups: child (under 13), younger teen (13–15), older teen (16–17), and adult (18+). A minor is anyone under 18 who is not emancipated and not married. A parent includes legal guardians, custodians, and others with legal authority to act for a minor. These rules decide who gets minor protections and who can give consent.
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
James A. Dunnigan
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Todd Weiler
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 3/6/2026
House/ concurs with Senate amendment
Yes: 63 • No: 6
Senate vote • 3/5/2026
Senate/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/5/2026
Senate/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/5/2026
Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
Yes: 29 • No: 0
House vote • 2/27/2026
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 6 • No: 0
House vote • 2/27/2026
Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation
Yes: 6 • No: 0
House vote • 2/24/2026
House/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 2/24/2026
House/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 2/24/2026
House/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 60 • No: 5
House vote • 2/18/2026
House Comm - Substitute Recommendation
Yes: 7 • No: 1
House vote • 2/18/2026
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 7 • No: 1
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed
3/18/2026House/ to Governor
3/16/2026HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
3/16/2026HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
3/12/2026HouseEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
3/12/2026Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
3/7/2026Bill Received from House for Enrolling
3/7/2026House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
3/6/2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
3/6/2026HouseSenate/ to House
3/6/2026SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
3/6/2026SenateSenate/ received from House
3/6/2026SenateHouse/ to Senate
3/6/2026HouseHouse/ concurs with Senate amendment
3/6/2026HouseHouse/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
3/5/2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
3/5/2026HouseSenate/ to House with amendments
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ uncircled
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ circled
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ returned to Rules
3/4/2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
3/2/2026Senate
Bill Text
Enrolled
3/12/2026
Substitute #2
2/26/2026
Substitute #1
2/17/2026
Introduced
2/5/2026
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