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Senate approves App Store Accountability Act with technical amendment to verification language
Summary
Fourth Substitute Senate Bill 142 passed after a technical amendment clarifying developer compliance and timing of verification. The bill requires parental verification steps when children create app accounts and modest technical fixes were adopted on the floor.
The Utah Senate passed Fourth Substitute Senate Bill 142, the App Store Accountability Act, on a 24–1 roll-call vote with four senators absent after a floor amendment described by the sponsor as technical.
What the bill does: The bill requires steps to verify parental consent or parental linkage when a child downloads apps, and requires developers to verify the age information provided when an account is created. Sponsor Senator Wyler said the verification could commonly be accomplished by linking a parent’s payment card, and floor amendment language specifies that developers must comply with applicable laws and that verification occur when a user creates an account.
Floor process: Senator Wyler moved the amendment after stakeholders requested the technical clarification. The floor adopted the amendment; the sponsor described it as not changing substantive policy. Senator Weiler moved passage of the amended fourth substitute; the Senate approved the bill on a roll call.
Final action: Fourth Substitute Senate Bill 142, as amended, passed by roll call, 24 yay, 1 nay, 4 absent. The bill will be sent to the House for consideration.
Next steps: The bill proceeds to the House, which will consider the amended language and any implementation details with Apple, Google and other developers as it moves through the legislative process.
