In one paragraph
Vermont's S.93 (2025-2026 biennium) would have enacted a consumer data privacy law applying to businesses that process personal data of at least 100,000 consumers, or at least 25,000 consumers while deriving over 25 percent of revenue from selling data. It would have given consumers rights including opting out of profiling for solely automated decisions with legal or similarly significant effects, required consent for sensitive data including biometrics, and given the Attorney General exclusive enforcement. It died in committee after referral on February 27, 2025.
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What it means for business
None: the bill did not pass. It would have required larger data controllers to honor opt-outs of automated profiling, get consent for sensitive data and run data protection assessments.
Key provisions
- Applies to those controlling or processing data of at least 100,000 consumers, or 25,000 consumers with over 25 percent of gross revenue from selling personal data (Sec. 2416)
- Consumers may access, correct, delete and port data and opt out of targeted advertising, sales and profiling in furtherance of solely automated decisions with legal or similarly significant effects (Sec. 2418)
- Sensitive data, including genetic and biometric data used for unique identification, needs consent (Secs. 2415, 2420)
- Data protection assessments for targeted advertising, sales, certain profiling and sensitive data (Sec. 2422)
- Attorney General has exclusive enforcement; no private right of action; 60-day cure period through December 31, 2026 (Sec. 2425)
- Would have taken effect July 1, 2026 (Sec. 2). Referred to Senate Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs February 27, 2025; died in committee
Latest legislative action
Feb 27, 2025. Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
Sponsors (showing 5 of 8)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Andrew Perchlik D | Primary |
| Christopher Pearson | Primary |
| Richard Sears | Primary |
| Ann Cummings D | Cosponsor |
| Christopher Mattos | Cosponsor |
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