# Virginia SB237: App Store Accountability Act; civil penalties, civil action.

Virginia SB237, App Store Accountability Act; civil penalties, civil action., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Christopher T. Head (Republican); status in committee, last action 2026-02-04 (Senate committee offered) (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB237-2026
- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB237
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: App Store Accountability Act; civil penalties, civil action.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-12
- Last action: 2026-02-04, Senate committee offered
- Sponsor: Christopher T. Head (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: General Laws and Technology
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (15 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

App Store Accountability Act; civil penalties; civil action. Requires an app store provider, defined in the bill, to verify the age category of an account holder, obtain verifiable parental consent for a minor account holder, and share such age category and consent information with the developer of an app, defined in the bill. The bill requires a developer to verify the age category of an account holder with a developer's app and notify app store providers of any significant change to a developer's app. The bill also requires a developer to provide a parental consent disclosure for each of its apps to each app store provider that makes the developer's app available on its app store, and such provider shall provide such disclosure on its app store. The bill allows the Attorney General and any minor or parent of a minor who suffers harm by reason of a violation of this bill to initiate an action. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Christopher T. Head (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | Continued to 2027 in General Laws and Technology | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (5)

- 2026-02-04: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Continued to 2027 in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB237) (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102074D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2026-02-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127551.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127550.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086959.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086958.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127551.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127550.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086959.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086958.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB237-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).