Voluntarily dismissed April 2026 after the HB 498 amendments
Utah App Store Accountability Act
BadLawUtah S.B. 142
Utah, United StatesHigh threat
Utah, United StatesHigh threatEnacted 2025; key duties delayed to May 6, 2027
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Became Law
Stage 4 of 4: Became Law
The first state law making app stores verify the age of everyone, and the template the federal bill and other states copied.
Latest update
CCIA voluntarily dismissed its constitutional challenge after the amendments
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Take action on this issueWhat it does
Utah's law makes Apple and Google check the age of every account holder and get parental consent before a minor can download an app or make a purchase. It moves the age check from individual apps to the store itself, so one gate covers everything on the phone.
What’s at stake
Utah went first, in March 2025, and Texas, Louisiana, California, and Alabama copied it within months. The federal App Store Accountability Act is the same idea. This is where the app-store front of the age-verification fight started.
Our take
Put the check at the store and there is no app you can install without proving who you are first. Utah handed the rest of the country the blueprint, and the copies are already stacking up.
Timeline
CCIA voluntarily dismissed its constitutional challenge after the amendmentsLatest
HB 498 delayed key duties to May 6, 2027 and removed AG enforcement, leaving a private right of action
Votes
- Senate — Final passage (24 to 1) · February 10, 2025
- House — Final passage (64 to 3) · March 4, 2025
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