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Vermont Senate declines to override governor on sweeping data-privacy bill, keeping parts of H.121 off the books
Summary
After hours of debate over litigation risk, business costs and protections for children and reproductive health, the Vermont Senate voted not to override Gov. Phil Scott's veto of H.121, a comprehensive data-privacy bill that included an age‑appropriate design 'kids code.'
The Vermont Senate on June 13 failed to override Gov. Phil Scott’s veto of H.121, a broad data-privacy and age‑appropriate design bill that included a children’s 'kids code' and a private right of action. After extended floor debate, senators tallied 29 votes with the two‑thirds threshold unmet and the governor’s veto sustained.
Supporters framed the bill as urgent consumer-protection legislation. The senator identified in the transcript as 'Senator from Chittenden Southeast,' who served as committee reporter, said she would vote to override parts of the bill and stressed the importance of the 'kids code' amid what she called a youth mental‑health crisis: "I truly stand behind [the kids code] given our youth mental health crisis," she said, adding that some provisions of H.121…
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