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 - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2025-2026
House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
- Bill Calfee, Founder & CEO, Myti
- Jen Caltrider, Vermont Resident
- Saul Costa, Founder, Shock
- Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office
- Jodi Daniels, Red Clover Advisors
- Chris Delia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
- Joshua Diamond, Counsel, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
- Melanie Ensign, Founder and CEO, Discernible Inc.
- James Feehan, Government Relations Director, Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC
- Caitriona Fitzgerald, Deputy Director, Electronic Privacy Information Center
- Arielle Garcia, Chief Operating Officer, Check My Ads
- Christina Glabas, Owner & Principal Compliance Consultant, Gazelle Consulting, LLC
- Rep. William "Will" Greer, Sponsor of amendment, Bennington
- Andrew Guggenheim, Managing Director & Associate General Counsel, SIFMA
- Meryl Hartmann, Legislative Intern
- Andrew Kingman, Mariner Strategies
- Ryan Kriger, Privacy Enforcement Attorney, Vermont Resident
- Kim Lancaster, Small Business Consultant
- Gaurav Laroia, Former Attorney Advisor to FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter
- Maggie Lenz, Lobbyist, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
- Bobby Leonard, Compliance & Privacy Officer, Age Well VT
- Lisa LeVasseur, Internet Safety Labs
- Julie Lowell, Economic Security Policy and Outreach Director, Public Assets Institute
- Molly Mahar, President, Vermont Ski Areas Association
- James Maroney, Senator, Connecticut State Senate
- Merry Marwig, Privacy4Cars
- Justin McCabe, Board Chair, Vermont Technology Alliance
- Susan Evans McClure, Vermont Arts Council
- Colin Moffatt, Firinn Data Services
- Eric Null, Center for Democracy and Technology
- Paul Ohm, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
- Emma Paradis, Common Good Vermont Co-Director, United Way of Northwest Vermont
- Wendy Peterson, Vermont Resident
- Susan Ridzon, Executive Director, Healthfirst, Inc.
- Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont
- Matt Schwartz, Policy Analyst, Consumer Reports
- Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
- Zach Tomanelli, Consumer Protection Advocate, VPIRG
- Ann Waldo, De-Identified Data Expert
- Elyse Wallnutt, Founder and Principal, Agility Lab Consulting
- Jessamyn West, Library Technologist
- Ben Winters, Director of AI and Privacy, Consumer Federation of America
- Michael Wood-Lewis, Co Founder, Front Porch Forum
- Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Dylan Zwicky, Partner, Leonine Public Affairs
Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Sen. Robert Plunkett, Senator, Senate Committee on Institutions
- Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Institutions
- Robbie Adler, Chief Strategy Officer, Faraday
- Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
- Charity Clark, Attorney General
- Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
- Joshua Diamond, Special Counsel, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
- Melanie Ensign, Founder and CEO, Discernible Inc.
- Caitriona Fitzgerald, Deputy Director, Electronic Privacy Information Center
- Arielle Garcia, Chief Operating Officer, Check My Ads
- Christina Glabas, Owner & Principal Compliance Consultant, Gazelle Consulting, LLC
- Mary Hayden, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Area Agencies on Aging
- Molly Mahar, President, Vermont Ski Areas Association
- Mieko Ozeki, Co-founder, Vermont Womenpreneurs
- Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Sponsor
- Matt Schwartz, Policy Analyst, Consumer Reports
- Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
- Zachary Tomanelli, Consumer Protection Advocate, VPIRG
- Cody Venzke, Senior Policy Counsel, ACLU of Vermont
- Nathaniel White-Joyal, President, Scout Digital
- Tina Zuk, Government Relations Director, American Heart Association