Changes To Software Applications

Tex. Business and Commerce Code § 121.053 (as added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 200 (S.B. 2420)), under Software Applications.

Tex. Business and Commerce Code § 121.053 (as added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 200 (S.B. 2420))

Sec. 121.053. CHANGES TO SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS. (a) The developer of a software application shall provide notice to each app store through which the developer makes the software application available before making any significant change to the terms of service or privacy policy of the software application. (b) For purposes of this section, a change is significant if it: (1) changes the type or category of personal data collected, stored, or shared by the developer; (2) affects or changes the rating assigned to the software application under Section 121.052 or the content or elements that led to that rating; (3) adds new monetization features to the software application, including: (A) new opportunities to make a purchase in or using the software application; or (B) new advertisements in the software application; or (4) materially changes the functionality or user experience of the software application. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 200 (S.B. 2420), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2026.