Amend CSSB 2420 (senate committee report) as follows:
(1)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 121.022(d), Business & Commerce Code (page 2, line 29), strike "The" and substitute "Except as provided by this section, the".
(2)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, at the end of added Section 121.022, Business & Commerce Code (page 3, between lines 2 and 3), add the following:
(h)  The owner of an app store is not required to obtain consent from a minor's parent or guardian for:
(1)  the download of a software application that:
(A)  provides a user with direct access to emergency services, including:
(i)  9-1-1 emergency services;
(ii)  a crisis hotline; or
(iii)  an emergency assistance service that is legally available to a minor;
(B)  limits data collection to information:
(i)  collected in compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. Section 6501 et seq.); and
(ii)  necessary for the provision of emergency services;
(C)  allows a user to access and use the software application without requiring the user to create an account with the software application; and
(D)  is operated by or in partnership with:
(i)  a governmental entity;
(ii)  a nonprofit organization; or
(iii)  an authorized emergency service provider; or
(2)  the purchase or download of a software application that is operated by or in partnership with a nonprofit organization that:
(A)  develops, sponsors, or administers a standardized test used for purposes of admission to or class placement in a postsecondary educational institution or a program within a postsecondary educational institution; and
(B)  is subject to Subchapter D, Chapter 32, Education Code.