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Senate Institutions Committee reports S.71 with S.93 strike‑all substitution after brief debate
Summary
The Senate Institutions Committee voted Friday to report S.71 — a consumer data privacy and online surveillance bill — favorably with a strike‑all amendment substituting the text of S.93. Committee members said the vote advances privacy legislation but urged further review in the House and possible future committee work.
The Senate Institutions Committee on Friday, March 14, voted to report S.71 — an act related to consumer data privacy and online surveillance — favorably to the Senate with a strike‑all amendment substituting the language of S.93.
The committee’s chair said the committee was “back in Senate Institutions” and framed the vote as part of an ongoing process: “I see this action today … if it does get to the House, that it's the start, not the end for data privacy for Vermonters.”
Committee members and counsel debated the short timetable for review and whether the substitute language reflected the best path forward. Committee counsel told members the subject is complex and that she “do[es] think this bill deserves more time,” and she placed that…
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