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Kansas
SB 372, App Store Accountability Act
Senate Bill No. 372 (2025-2026 session), died in the House
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Proposed: draft date not recorded.
An app store age verification (AV) rule binding private bodies.
As of 2 September 2026.
What this law does
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Would require app store providers to verify a user's age category at account creation, link minor accounts to a parent account, and require parental consent before minors can download apps. The bill passed the Senate in February 2026 and was reported favorably as amended by a House committee on March 18, 2026, but died without a House floor vote.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureNo
Private right of actionYes
Penalties
Violation is an unconscionable act under the Kansas Consumer Protection Act; the Attorney General may seek civil penalties of not less than $7,500 per confirmed violation.
Penalty structure
As last amended (died before floor vote): Attorney General civil penalty of not less than $7,500 for each violation, in lieu of the penalty otherwise provided by K.S.A. 50-636(a), plus reasonable attorney fees and costs; the bill text states no ceiling on the per-violation amount.
- Rule
- Per violation only
- As of
- 2 September 2026
- Minimum
- 7,500
- Currency
- USD
- Per violation unit
- Violation
- Per violation amount
- 7,500
Statutory damages
As last amended (died before floor vote): a minor, or the parent of a minor, harmed by a violation could bring a civil action against an app store provider or developer for the greater of actual damages or $1,000 for each violation, plus punitive damages if the violation was egregious and reasonable attorney fees and costs.
- As of
- 2 September 2026
- Currency
- USD
- Per person minimum
- 1,000
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
Kansas Attorney General; the bill barred a private right of action under the general Kansas Consumer Protection Act claim, but created a separate, standalone private cause of action for a harmed minor or parent.
What it reaches
Age threshold
18
Covered services
Application store providers and app developers operating in Kansas.
Obligation class
Age verification, Consent, Retention
Verification methods
Third party service, Parental consent
When LexLint raises it
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Read the law
official Kansas Legislature bill text and status page
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