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Senate advances Vermont Data Privacy Act to third reading after rejecting broader private right of action
Summary
The Senate adopted the Economic Development committee—s report on H.121 and ordered a third reading after lengthy debate over health-data exemptions and a contested private right of action; the narrow private-right proposal failed on a 13-16 roll call before other amendments were adopted.
The Senate advanced H.121, a comprehensive consumer data-privacy bill styled as the Vermont Data Privacy Act, to third reading after adopting the Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs Committee—s report as amended and rejecting a separate proposal to create a broader private right of action for misuse of sensitive data.
Supporters said the bill would extend longstanding state data-broker rules and give Vermonters explicit rights over personal data, including confirmation and access, correction, deletion, portability and an opt-out from targeted advertising and profiling. "Passage of this bill would give us one of the strongest data privacy laws in the country," the senator presenting the committee report told the Senate as she summarized the bill—s scope and exemptions.
The measure applies to entities that conduct business or target services to Vermonters and that either controlled or processed the personal data of at least 25,000 Vermonters during the prior calendar year or derived more than 50% of gross revenue from…
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