SB187 Summary

• Requires app store providers to request age information from account creators and verify age using commercially available methods or Attorney General-approved systems.

• Mandates app store providers link minor accounts to parent accounts and obtain verifiable parental consent before minors can download apps, purchase apps, or make in-app purchases.

• Requires app store providers to notify parents of significant changes to apps' terms of service or privacy policies and obtain renewed parental consent for minor accounts.

• Prohibits app store providers and developers from enforcing contracts against minors without verifiable parental consent, knowingly misrepresenting parental consent disclosures, or sharing age verification data except as required by law.

• Makes knowing or reckless violations a deceptive trade practice actionable by the Attorney General with civil penalties up to $50,000 per violation, attorney fees, court costs, and potential punitive damages; effective October 1, 2026.