COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS: Creates the Minor Exploitation Prevention Act. (8/1/28)
SB 503 establishes the Minor Exploitation Prevention Act to regulate how mobile applications are distributed and used by minors in Louisiana. The law requires app stores to verify user ages and allows developers of apps intended for adults to request age signals from these platforms to restrict access to younger users. App developers must also avoid showing personalized ads to minors and provide tools for parents to supervise their children's usage. While the bill places liability on developers for correctly identifying their apps as adult-only, it protects app stores from legal responsibility if they act in good faith regarding age verification.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 31, 2026
Last action May 7, 2026
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Floor votes · Senate May 5, 2026
How they voted
23–11
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 40
May 5, 2026
D
Democratic12
58% Nay
R
Republican28
71% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
May 7, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce.
lower
May 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 23 yeas and 10 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Mar 31, 2026
Introduced
Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Stewart Cathey
RRepublican
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