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House advances comprehensive data-privacy bill with private right-of-action clarified
Summary
The House Commerce Committee report and a floor amendment clarified the private right of action in H 121, the Vermont Data Privacy Act, and the chamber adopted committee language and moved the bill to third reading. The bill creates consumer rights to access, correct, delete data and opt out of sales/targeting and adds special protections for minors and health data.
Lawmakers spent substantial floor time on H 121, the proposed Vermont Data Privacy Act, which would grant residents rights to access, correct and delete personal data, opt out of targeted advertising and data sales, and create heightened protections for sensitive and health-related data.
Representative Priestley (member from Bradford) summarized the bill as a framework modeled on other state laws but adapted for Vermont. The act would apply to entities…
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