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LA SB503

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/31/2026

Primary Sponsor

Stewart Cathey

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires app store providers (application distribution providers) to implement age verification measures, including requiring users to declare their age at account creation and using commercially reasonable methods to determine whether users are adults or minors

  • Mandates that developers of "covered applications" (apps with different experiences for minors or adult-only apps) report content classifications, provide parental control tools, restrict minors from adult-only activities, and obtain consent before minors access unsuitable content

  • Prohibits developers from delivering personalized advertising to minors and from misusing age signal data beyond compliance purposes

  • Grants exclusive enforcement authority to the Louisiana Attorney General with civil penalties up to $1,000 per violation; no private right of action is permitted

  • Effective August 1, 2028

Legislative Description

Creates the Minor Exploitation Prevention Act. (8/1/28)

COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS

Last Action

Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

4/27/2026

Committee Referrals

Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs4/1/2026

Full Bill Text

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