Florida SB 1722 (App Store Accountability Act)
Florida, United StatesHigh threatFlorida's SB 1722 would have required app stores to verify the age of every Florida account holder and get parental consent for minors' downloads.
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Died in the Senate Judiciary Committee
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App stores would have had to verify the age category of anyone in Florida creating an account, and of existing account holders by July 1, 2028, using commercially available methods or a method approved by state rule. Minors' accounts had to be linked to a parent account, with verifiable parental consent for each download and purchase, and app stores had to share age signals with developers. The bill included a private right of action and would have taken effect July 1, 2027. It cleared the Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee 9-0 on February 4, 2026, then died in the Judiciary Committee.
What’s at stake
The only way for an app store to sort out minors is to check everyone, so adults would have had to verify their age to use their phones. The private right of action would have pushed stores toward the strictest checks to avoid lawsuits.
Our take
Florida already enforces HB 3 against social media platforms, and SB 1722 would have moved the age check down to the phone itself. It died in committee this year, but Texas, Utah, Louisiana and Alabama have enacted the same model, and Florida is likely to try again.
Timeline
Died in the Senate Judiciary CommitteeLatest
Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee voted it favorable, 9-0
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Sen. Alexis Calatayud
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