Louisiana App Store Accountability Act (HB 570)
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Became Law
Replaced by Act 185 of 2026 before it took effect; the rewritten law starts July 1, 2027
Louisiana's app store age-check law passed without a single no vote. Act 185 of 2026 replaced it with a rewritten version that starts in July 2027.
Latest update
HB 977 signed as Act 185: Act 481 will not take effect, and a rewritten law starts July 1, 2027
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- Where
- Louisiana, United States
- Bill number
- Louisiana HB 570 (Act 481)
- Status
- Law
- July 1, 2027
- Threat
- High
- Last update
- May 15, 2026
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What it does
App stores must work out the age of every account holder in Louisiana, tie minors' accounts to a parent, and get that parent's consent for each app download and each in-app purchase. It also requires age ratings to be accurate and stops stores and developers from binding children to terms of service without parental approval. Signed June 30, 2025 as Act 481, it was due to start July 1, 2026. HB 977, signed May 15, 2026 as Act 185, says Act 481 shall not become effective and enacts a rewritten app store law that starts July 1, 2027.
What’s at stake
Louisiana made it three states, and the vote tells the story: not one legislator voted no. Apple lobbying killed the 2024 version of this bill. A year later it passed unanimously. That is how fast the politics of age verification are moving.
Our take
Louisiana rewrote the law before it ever started and kept the core. Once the infrastructure exists in Texas it switches on everywhere else cheaply, and every phone sold in Louisiana comes with an identity check at setup.
Timeline
HB 977 signed as Act 185: Act 481 will not take effect, and a rewritten law starts July 1, 2027Latest
Signed by Governor Landry
The record
Votes
- House: Final passage (99 to 0)
- Senate: Passed without a single no vote
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