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HB708Introduced in the House

App store providers and developers; require to obtain age verification and parental consent for minor's activity.

Failed

Introduced by Brent Powell, District 59

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An Act To Require App Store Providers To Request And Verify A User's Age Category At The Time The User Creates An Account, To Require A Minor's Account To Be Affiliated With A Parent Account, To Obtain Verifiable Parental Consent Before Allowing The Minor To Download An App, Purchase An App, Or Make An In-app Purchase, And To Share Age Category Data With Developers; To Prohibit App Store Providers And Developers From Enforcing Contracts Against Minors Without Verifiable Parental Consent And From Misrepresenting Parental Consent Disclosures; To Require Developers To Verify Age Category Data Of Account Holders And To Determine Whether Verifiable Parental Consent Has Been Obtained; To Require The Office Of Consumer Protection To Establish Standards For Age Verification Methods; To Create A Private Right Of Action For Parents Of Minors Harmed By A Violation Of This Act; To Authorize The Attorney General To Bring An Action Against An App Store Provider Or A Developer Who Violates This Act; To Provide A Safe Harbor For Compliant Developers; To Amend Section 75-24-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Violation Of This Act Is An Unfair Method Of Competition Or Unfair Or Deceptive Trade Practice Under The Consumer Protection Laws; To Bring Forward Sections 45-38-3 Through 45-38-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are The Provisions Of The Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Where it stands

Died In Committee

February 3, 2026

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Bill history

  1. Referred To Judiciary A

  2. Died In Committee

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