S.71

An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Sponsors: Sen. Alison Clarkson, Sen. Wendy Harrison , Sen. Nader Hashim, Sen. Joseph Major, Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky, Sen. Rebecca White

Last Recorded Action: 5/29/2026 - Signed by Governor on June 16, 2026

Committee Activity - Meeting Full List

Regular Session 2025-2026

Thursday, February 27, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Institutions

2:00 PM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Walk-through

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Friday, February 28, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Institutions

12:30 PM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Walk-through continued

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

1:15 PM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Walk-through continued

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Institutions

1:00 PM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Testimony

Charity Clark, Attorney General
Caitriona Fitzgerald, Deputy Director, Electronic Privacy Information Center
Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
Joshua Diamond, Special Counsel, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
Arielle Garcia, Chief Operating Officer, Check My Ads
Melanie Ensign, Founder and CEO, Discernible Inc.

3:20 PM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Committee discussion

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Institutions

2:25 PM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Testimony

Matt Schwartz, Policy Analyst, Consumer Reports
Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
Zachary Tomanelli, Consumer Protection Advocate, VPIRG
Cody Venzke, Senior Policy Counsel, ACLU of Vermont
Christina Glabas, Owner & Principal Compliance Consultant, Gazelle Consulting, LLC

Thursday, March 13, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Institutions

2:50 PM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Testimony

Mieko Ozeki, Co-founder, Vermont Womenpreneurs
Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
Molly Mahar, President, Vermont Ski Areas Association

4:00 PM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Side-by-side comparison with S.93 - An act relating to consumer data privacy

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Friday, March 14, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Institutions

1:00 PM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Testimony

Robbie Adler, Chief Strategy Officer, Faraday
Mary Hayden, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Area Agencies on Aging
Nathaniel White-Joyal, President, Scout Digital

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S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Committee discussion and possible vote

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Friday, March 21, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

10:30 AM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Introduction and Walk-through

Sen. Robert Plunkett, Senator, Senate Committee on Institutions
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

11:00 AM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Committee(s):

House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

10 Mins After the Floor

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Walk-through

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Committee(s):

House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

9:05 AM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Committee Discussion

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Friday, May 30, 2025

Committee(s):

House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

2:50 PM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Walk-through of Strike-All Amendment

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Friday, April 24, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

10:35 AM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Walk Through

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

1:05 PM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Continued Discussion

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

9:05 AM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Caitriona Fitzgerald, Deputy Director, Electronic Privacy Information Center
Ben Winters, Director of AI and Privacy, Consumer Federation of America
James Maroney, Senator, Connecticut State Senate

1:00 PM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Bobby Leonard, Compliance & Privacy Officer, Age Well VT
Chris Delia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
James Feehan, Government Relations Director, Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC
Eric Null, Center for Democracy and Technology
Ann Waldo, De-Identified Data Expert
Colin Moffatt, Firinn Data Services
Julie Lowell, Economic Security Policy and Outreach Director, Public Assets Institute
Kim Lancaster, Small Business Consultant

3:25 PM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Continued Discussion

Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

9:00 AM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Saul Costa, Founder, Shock
Michael Wood-Lewis, Co Founder, Front Porch Forum
Susan Evans McClure, Vermont Arts Council
Emma Paradis, Common Good Vermont Co-Director, United Way of Northwest Vermont

10:55 AM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Continued Discussion

Elyse Wallnutt, Founder and Principal, Agility Lab Consulting
Melanie Ensign, Founder and CEO, Discernible Inc.

12:10 PM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Continued Discussion

Meryl Hartmann, Legislative Intern

2:50 PM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Ryan Kriger, Privacy Enforcement Attorney, Vermont Resident
Arielle Garcia, Chief Operating Officer, Check My Ads
Paul Ohm, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center

Thursday, April 30, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

10:25 AM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Jodi Daniels, Red Clover Advisors
Bill Calfee, Founder & CEO, Myti
Molly Mahar, President, Vermont Ski Areas Association

2:20 PM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont
Andrew Kingman, Mariner Strategies
Justin McCabe, Board Chair, Vermont Technology Alliance
Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
Joshua Diamond, Counsel, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
Matt Schwartz, Policy Analyst, Consumer Reports

Friday, May 1, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

9:05 AM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Merry Marwig, Privacy4Cars

11:15 AM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Maggie Lenz, Lobbyist, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
Wendy Peterson, Vermont Resident

1:45 PM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
Susan Ridzon, Executive Director, Healthfirst, Inc.
Jessamyn West, Library Technologist
Zach Tomanelli, Consumer Protection Advocate, VPIRG

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

1:35 PM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Committee Discussion

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

9:00 AM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Committee Discussion

Jen Caltrider, Vermont Resident
Lisa LeVasseur, Internet Safety Labs
Christina Glabas, Owner & Principal Compliance Consultant, Gazelle Consulting, LLC
Gaurav Laroia, Former Attorney Advisor to FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter

Thursday, May 7, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

11:25 AM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Committee Discussion

Friday, May 8, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

1:30 PM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

10:05 AM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Mark Up

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

9:10 AM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Committee Discussion

10:15 AM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

11:40 AM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Continued Discussion

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

2:50 PM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Friday, May 15, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

10:30 AM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Committee Discussion

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

2:35 PM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

9:05 AM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

9:05 AM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Andrew Guggenheim, Managing Director & Associate General Counsel, SIFMA
Joshua Diamond, Counsel, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
Dylan Zwicky, Partner, Leonine Public Affairs

3:00 PM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Thursday, May 21, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

9:00 AM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Committee Discussion

Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Dylan Zwicky, Partner, Leonine Public Affairs

11:05 AM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Ryan Kriger, Privacy Enforcement Attorney, Vermont Resident
Dylan Zwicky, Partner, Leonine Public Affairs
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

1:50 PM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

4:10 PM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce

Friday, May 22, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

After Floor

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
James Feehan, Government Relations Director, Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC

2:45 PM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
James Feehan, Government Relations Director, Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC

6:25 PM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
Joshua Diamond, Counsel, Vermont Chamber of Commerce

7:35 PM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Zach Tomanelli, Consumer Protection Advocate, VPIRG
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
James Feehan, Government Relations Director, Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

3:30 PM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Rep. William "Will" Greer, Sponsor of amendment, Bennington
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Institutions

1:00 PM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Review of House changes

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Thursday, May 28, 2026

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Institutions

4:00 PM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Amendment discussion

Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Sponsor
Tina Zuk, Government Relations Director, American Heart Association