VT S 71

enacted

An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Vermont · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did VT S 71 pass?

Yes. VT S 71 has been enacted into law as of 2026-05-29. Latest recorded action (2026-05-29): Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 16, 2026

What is VT S 71 about?

VT S 71 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance”.

Who sponsors VT S 71?

Rebecca White, Tanya Vyhovsky, Joseph Major and 3 others are the primary sponsors of VT S 71.

Introduced: 2025-02-18
Latest action: 2026-05-29 — Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 16, 2026
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-02-18
Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
introduction
2025-02-26
Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs relieved; bill committed to Committee on Institutions on motion of Senator Clarkson
2025-03-18
Entered on Notice Calendar
2025-03-18
Second Reading
reading-2
2025-03-18
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Institutions
committee-passage
2025-03-19
New Business/Second Reading
reading-2
2025-03-19
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Institutions
committee-passage
2025-03-20
Unfinished Business/Second Reading
reading-2
2025-03-20
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Institutions
committee-passage
2025-03-21
Unfinished Business/Second Reading
reading-2
2025-03-21
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Institutions
committee-passage
2025-03-25
Unfinished Business/Second Reading
reading-2
2025-03-25
Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Institutions
amendment-introduction
2025-03-26
Unfinished Business/Second Reading
reading-2
2025-03-26
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Institutions
committee-passage
2025-03-26
Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Plunkett for Committee on Institutions
committee-passage-favorable,reading-2
2025-03-26
Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Beck
2025-03-26
Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Institutions agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Beck, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 0
2025-03-26
3rd reading ordered
2025-03-27
New Business/Third Reading
reading-3
2025-03-27
Read 3rd time & passed
reading-3
2025-04-01
Read first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
introduction
2026-05-26
Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
2026-05-26
Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
2026-05-26
Read second time
reading-2
2026-05-26
Rep. Priestley of Bradford reported for the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
2026-05-26
Rep. Greer of Bennington, Cole of Hartford, Galfetti of Barre Town, Headrick of Burlington, Lipsky of Stowe, Logan of Burlington, McCann of Montpelier, Sibilia of Dover, and Tomlinson of Winooski moved to amend the report of the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development, which was disagreed to
2026-05-26
Rep. Headrick of Burlington demanded yeas and nays
2026-05-26
Report of Committee on Commerce and Economic Development agreed to
2026-05-26
Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 66 of 132 to Pass -- Yeas = 129, Nays = 3
2026-05-26
Third Reading ordered
reading-3
2026-05-26
Rules suspended and bill placed in all remaining stages of passage as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
2026-05-26
Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
amendment-introduction,reading-3
2026-05-26
Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
2026-05-27
House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
2026-05-28
Entered on Notice Calendar
2026-05-28
House proposal of amendment
amendment-introduction
2026-05-29
House proposal of amendment
amendment-introduction
2026-05-29
House proposal of amendment; text
amendment-introduction
2026-05-29
House proposal of amendment concurred in
amendment-introduction
2026-05-29
As passed by Senate and House
passage
2026-05-29
Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Lyons
passage
2026-05-29
Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in
amendment-introduction
2026-05-29
Delivered to Governor on June 10, 2026
executive-receipt
2026-05-29
Signed by Governor on June 16, 2026
executive-signature
2026-05-29
Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 16, 2026
executive-signature

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Documents

Votes

Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Institutions agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Beck, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 0
2025-03-26 · pass · 29-0
Member-level votes (30)
- Baruth: yes
- Beck: yes
- Bongartz: yes
- Brennan: yes
- Brock: yes
- Chittenden: yes
- Clarkson: yes
- Collamore: yes
- Cummings: yes
- Douglass: yes
- Gulick: yes
- Hardy: yes
- Harrison: yes
- Hart: yes
- Hashim: yes
- Heffernan: yes
- Ingalls: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Major: yes
- Mattos: yes
- Norris: yes
- Perchlik: yes
- Plunkett: yes
- Ram Hinsdale: yes
- Watson: yes
- Weeks: yes
- Westman: yes
- White: yes
- Williams: yes
- Vyhovsky: not voting
Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 66 of 132 to Pass -- Yeas = 129, Nays = 3
2026-05-26 · pass · 129-3
Member-level votes (147)
- Arsenault: yes
- Austin: yes
- Bailey: yes
- Bartholomew: yes
- Bartley: yes
- Birong: yes
- Bishop: yes
- Black: yes
- Bluemle: yes
- Bosch: yes
- Boutin: yes
- Boyden: yes
- Brady: yes
- Branagan: yes
- Brigham: yes
- Brown: yes
- Burditt: yes
- Burke: yes
- Burkhardt: yes
- Burrows: yes
- Burtt: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Canfield: yes
- Carris Duncan: yes
- Casey: yes
- Chapin: yes
- Charlton: yes
- Coffin: yes
- Cole: yes
- Conlon: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Corcoran: yes
- Critchlow: yes
- Demar: yes
- Dickinson: yes
- Dobrovich: yes
- Dodge: yes
- Dolan: yes
- Dolgin: yes
- Donahue: yes
- Duke: yes
- Durfee: yes
- Eastes: yes
- Emmons: yes
- Feltus: yes
- Galfetti: yes
- Garofano: yes
- Goldman: yes
- Goodnow: yes
- Goslant: yes
- Graning: yes
- Greer: yes
- Gregoire: yes
- Hango: yes
- Headrick: yes
- Higley: yes
- Holcombe: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Houghton: yes
- Howland: yes
- Hoyt: yes
- Hunter: yes
- James: yes
- Kascenska: yes
- Keyser: yes
- Kimbell: yes
- Kleppner: yes
- Kornheiser: yes
- Labor: yes
- Lalley: yes
- LaLonde: yes
- LaMont: yes
- Laroche: yes
- Lipsky: yes
- Logan: yes
- Long: yes
- Lueders: yes
- Malay: yes
- Marcotte: yes
- Masland: yes
- McCann: yes
- McCoy: yes
- McGill: yes
- Micklus: yes
- Mihaly: yes
- Morgan, M.: yes
- Morris: yes
- Morrissey: yes
- Morrow: yes
- Mrowicki: yes
- Nelson: yes
- Nielsen: yes
- Nigro: yes
- North: yes
- Noyes: yes
- Nugent: yes
- Ode: yes
- Oliver: yes
- Page: yes
- Pezzo: yes
- Pinsonault: yes
- Pouech: yes
- Powers: yes
- Pritchard: yes
- Quimby: yes
- Satcowitz: yes
- Scheu: yes
- Scully: yes
- Sheldon: yes
- Sibilia: yes
- Soucy: yes
- Southworth: yes
- Squirrell: yes
- Steady: yes
- Stevens: yes
- Sweeney: yes
- Tagliavia: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Walker: yes
- Waszazak: yes
- Waters Evans: yes
- Wells: yes
- White: yes
- Winter: yes
- Wood: yes
- Yacovone: yes
- Harvey: no
- Priestley: no
- Tomlinson: no
- Berbeco: not voting
- Bos-Lun: not voting
- Christie: not voting
- Cina: not voting
- Harple: not voting
- Howard: not voting
- Krasnow: not voting
- Krowinski: not voting
- Luneau: not voting
- Maguire: not voting
- Minier: not voting
- Morgan, L.: not voting
- O'Brien: not voting
- Olson: not voting
- Parsons: not voting
- Rachelson: not voting
- Stone: not voting
- Torre: not voting

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillRollCalls/2026/989

Attribution

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