SB 2420 is a Texas law that requires appstores and app developers to verify the age of users. Users under the age of 18 must have parental consent to download apps or complete in-app purchases.
Bill summary The Texas law requires appstores to verify the user's age category; the age categories are as follows: child (under 13), young teenager (13–15), older teenager (16–17), and adult. Once an appstore has verified the age category of a user, those under 18 must have verified parental consent before they can download apps or complete in app purchases. Appstores must put an age rating on apps and display their content. App developers must be able to have the verification status of age and parental consent.The App Store Accountability Act: Overview and Initial ConsiderationsTexas governor signs new law requiring Apple and Google to verify all app store users’ ages | CNN BusinessTexas governor signs law to enforce age verification on Apple, Google app stores | Reuters
Bill passages SB 2420 had very little opposition when passing though both the Texas Senate and Texas House of Representatives. The only Texas Senator to vote no was Sarah Eckhardt, and only nine voted against it in the Texas House of Representatives.
Legal challenges In October 2025 both the trade association Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) and the Texas student advocacy group Students Engaged in Advancing Texas (SEAT) sued the attorney general of Texas, Ken Paxton, to block the law before it takes effect on January 1, 2026.Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Files First Amendment Challenge to Texas App Store Law | About Us | Davis Wright TremainePOLITICO Pro | Article | CCIA sues Texas over app store age verification lawTexas student advocacy group sues to block app store age verification law | Courthouse News Service
On December 23, 2025, the law was blocked from taking effect.US federal court blocks Texas app store age verification law - JURIST - News
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