Michigan legislation · 103rd Legislature
Michigan HB6244: Trade: business regulation; responsibilities and duties of app stores; provide for. Creates new act.
Status: In committee, August 25, 2026
What the bill says
To regulate certain app store providers and developers; to regulate certain individuals downloading apps; to require verifiable parental consent for certain activities of minors; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and entities; to prescribe civil sanctions; to provide remedies; and to declare certain contractual provisions unenforceable.
From the introduced text, August 25, 2026:
A bill to regulate certain app store providers and developers; to regulate certain individuals downloading apps; to require verifiable parental consent for certain activities of minors; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and entities; to prescribe civil sanctions; to provide remedies; and to declare certain contractual provisions unenforceable. the people of the state of michigan enact: Sec. 1. This act may be cited as the "app store accountability act". Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Account holder" means the individual who is associated with an app store account. (b) "Adult" means an individual who is 18 years of age or older. (c) "Age category" means the category of an individual based on the individual's age, including all of the following categories: (i) Child. (ii) Younger teenager. (iii) Older teenager. (iv) Adult. (d) "Age category data" means information about an account holder's age category. (e) "Age rating" means 1 or more classifications that assess the suitability of an app's content and functions for different age categories. (f) "App" means a software application or electronic service that an account holder may run or direct on a mobile device, including preinstalled applications. (g) "App store" means a publicly available website, software application, or electronic service that allows an account holder to download apps …
Sponsors
- Posthumus, Bryan (R, 90) · primary sponsor
- Rigas, Angela (R, 79)
- Herzberg, Peter (D, 25)
- Alexander, Gregory (R, 98)
Latest actions
- : bill electronically reproduced 08/25/2026
- : referred to Committee on Communications and Technology
- : read a first time
- : introduced by Representative Rep. Bryan Posthumus
Subjects: Trade: business practices, Trade: business regulation
Common questions
- What is HB6244?
- HB6244 is a bill in the Michigan Legislature (103rd Legislature): Trade: business regulation; responsibilities and duties of app stores; provide for. Creates new act.
- What does HB6244 do?
- In its own words: To regulate certain app store providers and developers; to regulate certain individuals downloading apps; to require verifiable parental consent for certain activities of minors; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and entities; to prescribe civil sanctions; to provide remedies; and to declare certain contractual provisions unenforceable.
- What is the status of HB6244?
- In committee as of August 25, 2026. Latest action: bill electronically reproduced 08/25/2026 (August 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB6244?
- Posthumus, Bryan (R, 90), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB6244?
- On the Michigan Legislature website: https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-6244
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