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S.71 (Act 145)

An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Sen. Alison Clarkson , Sen. Wendy Harrison , , Sen. Nader Hashim , Sen. Joseph Major , Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky , Sen. Rebecca White ,
5/29/2026 - Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 16, 2026
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An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

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An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Committee Meetings

Regular Session 2025-2026
Meeting Date Committee Actions

An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Meeting Full List

Regular Session 2025-2026
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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
Zach Tomanelli, Consumer Protection Advocate, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
Cody Venzke, Senior Policy Counsel, ACLU of Vermont
Christina Glabas, Owner, 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
Jamie 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, 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, 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, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
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, 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
Jamie 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
Jamie 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, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
Jamie 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, 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

An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Witnesses Who Testified

Regular Session 2025-2026
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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.
  • Susan Evans McClure, Vermont Arts Council
  • Jamie 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, Gazelle Consulting, LLC
  • Rep. William "Will" Greer, Sponsor, 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
  • Colin Moffatt, Firinn Data Services
  • Eric Null, Center for Democracy and Technology
  • Paul Ohm, Professor, Georgetown University Law Center
  • Emma Paradis, 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, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
  • 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, 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
  • Zach Tomanelli, Consumer Protection Advocate, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
  • Cody Venzke, Senior Policy Counsel, ACLU of Vermont
  • Nathaniel White-Joyal, President, Scout Digital
  • Tina Zuk, Government Relations Director, American Heart Association

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An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

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Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel

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