MN HF1184

App stores with cumulative gross receipts exceeding $10,000,000 from Minnesota sales are prohibited from requiring developers to use a specific app store as the exclusive distribution mode for apps on any platform or device owned or sold by the app store owner.

App stores with over $10,000,000 in cumulative Minnesota sales cannot require developers to use a specific in-app payment system as the exclusive mode for accepting payments for software applications or digital/physical products.

App stores cannot retaliate or take punitive action against developers for choosing to use alternative app stores or in-app payment systems.

Any contractual terms violating these prohibitions are void and unenforceable.

The Attorney General is authorized to enforce this section; special-purpose app stores (such as gaming consoles or music players) are exempt from these requirements.