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Vermont committee debates cure period, private lawsuits in proposed genetic‑data privacy bill
Summary
The House Commerce & Economic Development Committee considered H.639, which would create consumer rights and enforcement for genetic data. Members debated a 15‑day cure period for limited disclosure/marketing violations, heard Ancestry and the Attorney General outline practical and legal concerns, and deferred a final decision until counsel revises language.
The Vermont House Committee on Commerce & Economic Development spent most of its Feb. 11 meeting debating H.639, a bill that would extend consumer protections to genetic data and create mechanisms for enforcement under the Vermont Consumer Protection Act.
Legislative counsel presented draft 2.1 and flagged a new enforcement subsection that would allow a limited cure period before a consumer could pursue a civil action for certain alleged violations. The draft would permit a consumer who believes a company failed to provide required privacy terms, violated a narrowly defined marketing rule, or engaged in certain discrimination to send a written notice and give the company 15 days to remedy the issue before suing. Counsel emphasized that other provisions — notably revocation of…
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