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HB 757 VA
Introduced

App Store Accountability Act; civil penalties, civil action.

VA · session 2026 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 13, 2026

Latest action (Feb 12, 2026) Continued to next session in Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote)

Summary

App Store Accountability Act; civil penalties; civil action. Requires an app store provider, defined in the bill, to verify the age category of an account holder, obtain verifiable parental consent for a minor account holder, and share such age category and consent information with the developer of an app, defined in the bill. The bill requires a developer to verify the age category of an account holder with a developer's app and notify app store providers of any significant change to a developer's app. The bill also requires a developer to provide a parental consent disclosure for each of its apps to each app store provider that makes the developer's app available on its app store, and such provider shall provide such disclosure on its app store. The bill allows the Attorney General and any minor or parent of a minor who suffers harm by reason of a violation of this bill to initiate an action. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (6)

  1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103955D · lower
  2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
  3. Jan 20, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
  4. Feb 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB757) · lower
  5. Feb 12, 2026 Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) · lower
  6. Feb 12, 2026 Continued to next session in Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote) · lower

Text versions (2)

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  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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