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Committee hears AG counsel on H.103, agrees to delay for language and disclosure fixes
Summary
The Government Operations & Military Affairs committee reviewed H.103, which would apply consumer-protection law to services assisting veterans with benefits. The Attorney General's Office outlined enforcement tools and flagged carve-outs and accreditation questions; members agreed to delay action to refine disclosure language and research other states' experiences.
Don Delos, assistant attorney general and director of policy and legislative affairs at the Attorney General's Office, told the Government Operations & Military Affairs Committee that the bill's new section is a simple cross-reference to the state's Consumer Protection Act and explained how enforcement would work.
"The new section 17 56 is just a simple cross reference to the Consumer Protection Act, which is 9 VSA 24 53," Delos said, adding that the Consumer Protection Act (chapter 63 within title 9) defines deceptive acts and practices in commerce that enable the state to investigate, seek penalties and, in some cases, restitution.
The bill under consideration, H.103, would limit certain practices by paid service providers who assist veterans in applying for benefits. Delos told the committee the Attorney General's Office acts on behalf of the state — "we don't bring cases on behalf of…
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