Utah passed a bill on Wednesday that will require app stores to verify users' ages and receive parental consent for minors to download applications, making the Beehive State the first in the country to pass such a measure.

The bill, titled the App Store Accountability Act, now heads to Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R)'s desk. If signed, the majority of the bill's stipulations would take effect May 7.

"I am pleased that the majority of my colleagues in the #utleg voted to protect children from accepting sometimes predatory terms and conditions when downloading apps that may collect and sell their personal data," Utah Sen. Todd Weiler (R), the bill's sponsor, wrote on the social platform X Wednesday night. "We shouldn’t encourage children to enter into contracts. #utpol."

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