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Vermont committee considers using Connecticut model as basis for state data-privacy bill
Summary
The Vermont House Committee on Commerce & Economic Development debated whether to adopt Connecticut'025 as a template for S.71 or modify recent Vermont drafts; members favored passing legislation quickly but split over copying another state's law verbatim versus tailoring protections for Vermonters.
The chair of the Vermont House Committee on Commerce & Economic Development said the panel must choose whether to finish work on S.71 now or use Connecticut'025 as a starting point for a Vermont data-privacy law, with moderate changes to protect Vermonters. "We have two choices to make," the chair said, urging the committee to reach a decision on which path to follow.
Committee members generally agreed that some law is preferable to none. One said starting with a model such as Connecticut'025 and making tweaks would provide "a basis for data privacy in the…
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