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Committee advances App Store Accountability Act to require parental consent for minors' app contracts
Summary
A committee voted unanimously to favorably recommend Sixth Substitute SB 142, the App Store Accountability Act, which would require app stores to verify age and obtain parental consent before minors can enter binding app contracts and would tie deceptive age ratings to consumer protection law.
A Utah legislative committee voted Feb. 19 to favorably recommend Sixth Substitute SB 142, the App Store Accountability Act, a bill that would require mobile app stores to perform age verification and secure parental consent before minors may enter binding contracts with app developers.
Sponsor testimony framed the bill as a contract‑law remedy to protect minors from entering legally binding agreements online. Melissa McKay, a Utah parent and online-safety advocate, told the committee the bill addresses three areas: parental consent tied to app‑store accounts, stronger and enforceable app age ratings, and app‑store responsibility for age verification. "We're asking the app stores to require children's accounts in the app store's accounts so…
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