State Children's Privacy Law Tracker / Alabama
Alabama Children's Privacy Laws (2026)
1 law tracked · overall: Enacted — not yet effective · current as of June 28, 2026
Alabama has one tracked children's privacy law — each listed below with its status, the ages it covers, litigation posture, and a link to the official primary source. For the interactive view, open Alabama in the tracker map.
App Store Accountability Act · HB161 (Act 2026-59)
Enacted — not yet effective — Signed into law; its effective date is still in the future. · App store · effective 2027-01-01 · binds app stores, developers
Ages: Minors under 18; age categories: under 13, 13-15, 16-17, 18+
Requires: App store providers must request and verify each account holder's age category (under 13; 13-15; 16-17; 18+) using commercially reasonable methods or an AG-approved system. For minors (under 18), the store must affiliate the account with a verified parent account and obtain verifiable parental consent before the minor may download an app, purchase an app, or make in-app purchases. App developers receive age-category/consent signals and must re-request consent on significant changes. Existing accounts must be categorized/verified by Oct 1, 2027.
Litigation: None as of 2026-06-27. No suit filed against Alabama HB161; Alabama's law described as facing 'no legal challenge yet.' (Distinct from Texas's App Store Accountability Act, which is preliminarily enjoined, and Utah's, which faced a CCIA challenge.)
Primary sourceRegardless of state law, COPPA governs personal information collected from children under 13: notice, verifiable parental consent, data minimization, and — under the 2025 amended Rule — limits on retention and third-party sharing.
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Not legal advice. I build products for a living; I'm not a lawyer. Compiled from primary sources and reviewed monthly as part of the State Children's Privacy Law Tracker; AI-assisted research, verified against each law's official source — but laws and injunctions change fast, so confirm the latest before relying on it. Related: COPPA's Gray Areas.