Texas's SB 2420: obligations depending on app rating ?

Uploading a new release after completing the questionnaire on age ratings seems to be all that's needed. But the age ratings questionnaire must be fully answered.

@Claude31 my question is still the same. do we need to upload a new binary? it seems this email is sent to all developers. so suddenyl everyone is uploading a new binary?

are u uploading a new binary?

Yes, the email is sent to everyone apparently.

But if you look at an app in AppStoreConnect, you will get a specific notification if you need to update.

Here it is for one of our apps (in French, but does not matter) when all age information was not yet completed:

I could see the age information (7 views) but could not update.

I noted that information update must be done before January 31, 2026.

So I submitted a new version (very limited changes), completed information (this time it was possible), incremented build number, and now message is gone:

You are right thank you:

@Apple: please be more precise in your emailing system next time

@PeaceSeeker are you updating your app with a binary? or just submitting questionnaire to clear the label, thats all?

This blue message on Appstore Connect is there for weeks . And yes you need to submit a binary

Answering the question in the OP and not the discussion about the blue warning box: I am not a lawyer, but my reading of the TX law is that implementing the age verification and parental consent workflows applies to all app developers regardless of target age range of the app. It DEFINITELY applies to all apps usable by minors in TX.

@jarrodlombardo-eventbase Thanks for the reply. That seems at least a safe interpretation.

But now the question is: if; from answers to questions on age rating, app is evaluated as suited for all public (4+), any verification will succeed, by construction.

So what would be the purpose of asking for a verification that would always succeed ? Or is the law intended to allow parents to refuse consent in any case ?

Question to Apple: Is it correct analysis ? Otherwise, how to exclude Texas from the available "countries", without excluding all US states ?

There are some code samples in WWDC, but pretty limited and for SwiftUI: https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2025/299/

That's not enough to expedite the compliance. So maybe the safest is to test location (Texas) and close the app in that case.