Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 121.053 · Subchapter C. DUTIES OF SOFTWARE APPLICATION DEVELOPERS
CHANGES TO SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The developer of a software application shall provide notice to each app store through which the developer makes the software application available before making any significant change to the terms of service or privacy policy of the software application.
(b) For purposes of this section, a change is significant if it:
(1) changes the type or category of personal data collected, stored, or shared by the developer;
(2) affects or changes the rating assigned to the software application under Section 121.052 or the content or elements that led to that rating;
(3) adds new monetization features to the software application, including:
(A) new opportunities to make a purchase in or using the software application; or
(B) new advertisements in the software application; or
(4) materially changes the functionality or user experience of the software application.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 200 (S.B. 2420), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2026.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.121.V3.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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