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Alaska age-verification & online ID laws

Pending HB 46 (2025-26)

App Store Accountability Act. Introduced Jan 17, 2025 and referred to House Labor & Commerce, where it remains in the 34th Legislature (2025-26). Not enacted; the Jan 1, 2026 date in the bill text is its proposed operative date only.

Laws & bills on record

App store

Pending
Bill / statute
HB 46 (2025-26)
Status
Bill pending, no law yet
Intrusiveness
High -- Broad reach: low or no content threshold, device/OS-level, or bundled with other verification.
Sponsor
Rep. Sarah Vance (R)

App Store Accountability Act. Introduced Jan 17, 2025 and referred to House Labor & Commerce, where it remains in the 34th Legislature (2025-26). Not enacted; the Jan 1, 2026 date in the bill text is its proposed operative date only.

Timeline
  • Feb 1, 2025Pending

Source: akleg.gov

Digital ID

This state issues a mobile driver's license / state digital ID that residents can load into a phone wallet; it is on the AAMVA mDL list and TSA's digital-ID program.

Effective: Live

Source: tsa.gov

Frequently asked questions

Does Alaska require age verification in app stores?

Not yet -- a bill is pending. HB 46 (2025-26) is pending. App Store Accountability Act. Introduced Jan 17, 2025 and referred to House Labor & Commerce, where it remains in the 34th Legislature (2025-26). Not enacted; the Jan 1, 2026 date in the bill text is its proposed operative date only.

Does Alaska have a digital ID requirement?

This state issues a mobile driver's license / state digital ID that residents can load into a phone wallet; it is on the AAMVA mDL list and TSA's digital-ID program.

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