Texas, United StatesEnacted (2025); effective Jan 1, 2026

Texas App Store Accountability Act (SB 2420, 2025) (TX SB 2420)

Texas counterpart to Utah's App Store Accountability Act. Requires app store operators to verify each user's age category, obtain verifiable parental consent before a minor downloads an app or makes an in-app purchase, and block acquisitions the parent has not approved.

Key Provisions

What TX SB 2420 requires

01

App stores must verify the age category of every Texas user at account creation

02

Verifiable parental consent required before a minor can download an app or complete an in-app purchase

03

Downloads and purchases without the required parental approval must be blocked

04

Age-category signal shared with downstream apps under data-minimization requirements

05

Texas AG enforcement under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act

Rule Categories Covered

Phosra enforcement categories for TX SB 2420

App Install Block

access control
app_install_block

Blocks acquisition or installation of a blocked app on a minor account, with a receipt back to the issuing parent.

Platforms Affected

Platforms covered by TX SB 2420

iOS App StoreGoogle Play
Age: All minors

MCP Enforcement

Enforce TX SB 2420 with a single API call

mcp-enforcement
// Enforce TX SB 2420 compliance
tool: trigger_child_enforcement
input: {
  child_id: "ch_emma_01",
  law: "TX_SB_2420",
  rules: [
          "app_install_block"]
}

→ iOS App Store enforcement applied     ✓
→ Google Play  enforcement applied     ✓

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