---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to data brokers and personal information"
description: "An act relating to data brokers and personal information"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 211"
citation: "Vermont H 211 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael Marcotte", "Monique Priestley"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 38
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-02-12"
last_action: "2026-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1cfa667c-237b-4cc3-a04f-6362e791a887"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2026/269"
source_hash: "945e4b7473371ffca661723ce7a4e1b456f4b65335d9b54ef0e908779be90f45"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-vt"]
---

# Vermont H 211 (2025-2026) — An act relating to data brokers and personal information

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0211/H-0211%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT138/ACT138%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
3. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0211/H-0211%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0211/H-0211%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)
5. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0211/H-0211%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0211/H-0211%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
7. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0211/H-0211%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
8. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0211/H-0211%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Michael Marcotte — primary (person)
- Monique Priestley — primary (person)
- Abbey Duke — cosponsor (person)
- Angela Arsenault — cosponsor (person)
- Anne Donahue — cosponsor (person)
- Anthony Micklus — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara Rachelson — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Cina — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Minier — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ode — cosponsor (person)
- Chloe Tomlinson — cosponsor (person)
- Conor Casey — cosponsor (person)
- Daisy Berbeco — cosponsor (person)
- Dara Torre — cosponsor (person)
- David Bosch — cosponsor (person)
- Edward Waszazak — cosponsor (person)
- Edye Graning — cosponsor (person)
- Ela Chapin — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Burrows — cosponsor (person)
- Emilie Krasnow — cosponsor (person)
- Emily Carris Duncan — cosponsor (person)
- Esme Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Gayle Pezzo — cosponsor (person)
- Heather Surprenant — cosponsor (person)
- Herb Olson — cosponsor (person)
- James Masland — cosponsor (person)
- Jana Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Jed Lipsky — cosponsor (person)
- John O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Jubilee McGill — cosponsor (person)
- Kate Lalley — cosponsor (person)
- Kate McCann — cosponsor (person)
- Kate Nugent — cosponsor (person)
- Kirk White — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Sibilia — cosponsor (person)
- Lawrence Satcowitz — cosponsor (person)
- Leanne Harple — cosponsor (person)
- Leslie Goldman — cosponsor (person)
- Lucy Boyden — cosponsor (person)
- Marc Mihaly — cosponsor (person)
- Mari Cordes — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Boutin — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Mrowicki — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Bos-Lun — cosponsor (person)
- Mollie Burke — cosponsor (person)
- Phil Pouech — cosponsor (person)
- R. Scott Campbell — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca Holcombe — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah "Sarita" Austin — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Stevens — cosponsor (person)
- Troy Headrick — cosponsor (person)
- William Greer — cosponsor (person)
- Zon Eastes — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-02-12** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development `introduction`
- **2026-03-17** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2026-03-17** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2026-03-19** Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2026-03-20** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2026-03-24** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2026-03-24** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-24** Rep. Priestley of Bradford reported for the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- **2026-03-24** Rep. Burkhardt of South Burlington recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2026-03-24** Rep. Mrowicki of Putney recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2026-03-24** Report of Committee on Commerce and Economic Development agreed to
- **2026-03-24** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2026-03-25** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-03-25** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2026-03-27** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `introduction`
- **2026-05-28** Rules suspended on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2026-05-28** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2026-05-28** Rules suspended on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2026-05-28** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2026-05-28** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2026-05-28** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Chittenden for Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2026-05-28** Reported favorably by Senator Chittenden for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-28** Reported favorably by Senator Brennan for Committee on Appropriations with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-28** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-28** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs, as amended, agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-28** 3rd reading ordered
- **2026-05-28** Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2026-05-28** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2026-05-28** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2026-05-28** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-29** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-29** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2026-05-29** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-29** Rep. McCoy of Poultney moved to deliver the bill to the Governor forthwith, which was agreed to
- **2026-05-29** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-29** Delivered to the Governor on June 10, 2026 `passage`
- **2026-05-29** Signed by Governor on June 16, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-29** House message: Governor approved bill on June 16, 2026

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1cfa667c-237b-4cc3-a04f-6362e791a887`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).