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VA HB 757

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App Store Accountability Act; civil penalties, civil action.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did VA HB 757 pass?

The current status of VA HB 757 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-12): Continued to next session in Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote)

What is VA HB 757 about?

App Store Accountability Act; civil penalties; civil action. Requires an app store provider, defined in the bill, to verify the age category of an account holder, obtain verifiable parental consent for a minor account holder, and share such age category and consent information with the developer of an app, defined in the bill. The bill requires a developer to verify the age category of an account holder with a developer's app and notify app store providers of any significant change to a developer's app. The bill also requires a developer to provide a parental consent disclosure for each of its apps to each app store provider that makes the developer's app available on its app store, and such provider shall provide such disclosure on its app store. The bill allows the Attorney General and any minor or parent of a minor who suffers harm by reason of a violation of this bill to initiate an action. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.

Who sponsors VA HB 757?

Chris S. Runion is the primary sponsor of VA HB 757.

Description

App Store Accountability Act; civil penalties; civil action. Requires an app store provider, defined in the bill, to verify the age category of an account holder, obtain verifiable parental consent for a minor account holder, and share such age category and consent information with the developer of an app, defined in the bill. The bill requires a developer to verify the age category of an account holder with a developer's app and notify app store providers of any significant change to a developer's app. The bill also requires a developer to provide a parental consent disclosure for each of its apps to each app store provider that makes the developer's app available on its app store, and such provider shall provide such disclosure on its app store. The bill allows the Attorney General and any minor or parent of a minor who suffers harm by reason of a violation of this bill to initiate an action. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-02-12 — Continued to next session in Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote)
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Chris S. Runionprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-13

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103955D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-13

    Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-20

    Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-03

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB757)

  5. 2026-02-12

    Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)

  6. 2026-02-12

    Continued to next session in Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote)

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Votes

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Related bills

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