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Committee reports favorably on amendment to Vermont data privacy bill after straw poll
Summary
The Vermont House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development says it held a straw poll on a "Markov" strike‑all amendment to a data privacy bill and announced an 11 vote result to report favorably; members praised the committee's work on consumer and data protections and a separate amendment was withdrawn.
The Vermont House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development on March 27 conducted a straw poll on a "Markov" strike‑all amendment to a data privacy bill and the committee chair announced "11 to report favorably," according to the meeting record.
The result followed committee discussion and multiple amendments. "I just want to say I, wasn't excited about spending all of this time post crossover on this bill, but I think that we came up with something much better than what we had, and I'm glad we did it," said Speaker 2, a committee member. Speaker 1, a committee member, added, "Well, I think it shows how, dedicated we are to consumer protection and with data protection, data privacy. So I appreciate everyone's efforts in this."
The body conducted a straw poll specifically on the Markov "strike‑all" amendment; the chair asked, "All in favor of the Markov amendment." Following the poll the chair stated, "So it's 11 to report favorably all of the environmental amendment," and then closed discussion. The record shows representatives thanked colleagues for work on amendments and noted Representative Kyrie was not present; a member said Kyrie would withdraw his amendment.
The remarks in the committee emphasized consumer protection and data privacy as the principal policy goals underlying the bill and related amendments. Members thanked colleagues who drafted and moved amendments and acknowledged the additional time spent by the panel after legislative crossover to refine the language.
The committee did not record a formal roll‑call vote on final passage of the bill in the provided transcript, and specific bill and amendment text were not included in the excerpt. The transcript indicates the committee planned to report the amendment favorably to the full House. "No. He's gonna withdraw. Okay. Right. So I think we're done," one member said, concluding the discussion.
The committee moved on after the exchange; the transcript ends with a closing remark referencing the appropriations report.
