---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to genetic data privacy"
description: "An act relating to genetic data privacy"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 639"
citation: "Vermont H 639 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Robin Scheu"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 54
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-13"
last_action: "2026-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f3e54c8f-6bf7-4af5-b323-37b7053b9d66"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2026/1773"
source_hash: "10e8c10b3f5f418ea89fd1cb13a0dd7c54c2b918170e87e1f6a13d54a129fed6"
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 639 (2025-2026) — An act relating to genetic data privacy

## 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-0639/H-0639%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT135/ACT135%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
3. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0639/H-0639%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-0639/H-0639%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-0639/H-0639%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-0639/H-0639%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-0639/H-0639%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
8. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0639/H-0639%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Robin Scheu — primary (person)
- Angela Arsenault — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara Rachelson — cosponsor (person)
- Bram Kleppner — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Cina — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ode — cosponsor (person)
- Chloe Tomlinson — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Morrow — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Noyes — cosponsor (person)
- Doug Bishop — cosponsor (person)
- James Gregoire — cosponsor (person)
- James Masland — cosponsor (person)
- Jubilee McGill — cosponsor (person)
- Kate McCann — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen James — cosponsor (person)
- Lawrence Satcowitz — cosponsor (person)
- Leonora Dodge — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Howard — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew Birong — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Mrowicki — cosponsor (person)
- Monique Priestley — cosponsor (person)
- Phil Pouech — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca Holcombe — cosponsor (person)
- Shawn Sweeney — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Stevens — cosponsor (person)
- Tiffany Bluemle — cosponsor (person)
- William Greer — cosponsor (person)
- Woodman Page — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-13** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development `introduction`
- **2026-02-20** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2026-02-24** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2026-02-24** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-24** Rep. Olson of Starksboro reported for the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- **2026-02-24** Report of Committee on Commerce and Economic Development agreed to
- **2026-02-24** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2026-02-25** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-02-25** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2026-02-27** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `introduction`
- **2026-05-01** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-05-01** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-05-01** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-05** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-05-05** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-06** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-05-06** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-06** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Clarkson for Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2026-05-06** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-06** 3rd reading ordered
- **2026-05-07** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-05-07** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2026-05-08** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-12** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-13** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-13** Rep. Olson of Starksboro moved to postpone action until May 14, 2026, which was agreed to
- **2026-05-14** Action Calendar: Action postponed until May 14, 2026
- **2026-05-14** Rep. Olson of Starksboro moved to postpone action until May 15, 2026, which was agreed to
- **2026-05-15** Action Calendar: Action postponed until May 15, 2026
- **2026-05-15** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in with further amendment thereto, as offered by Rep. Olson of Starksboro `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-19** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-20** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-05-20** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-21** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-21** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment, text `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-21** House proposal of amendment not concurred in; Committee of Conference requested, on motion of Senator Clarkson `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-21** Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Clarkson, Brock, and Chittenden
- **2026-05-21** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2026-05-21** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference appointed `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-21** Speaker appointed Reps. Graning of Jericho, Marcotte of Coventry, and White of Bethel as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House
- **2026-05-22** House message: House appointed Conference Committee members
- **2026-05-28** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-05-28** Committee of Conference report
- **2026-05-28** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2026-05-28** Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Clarkson for Committee, text
- **2026-05-28** Committee of Conference report adopted
- **2026-05-28** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2026-05-28** Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted
- **2026-05-28** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2026-05-28** Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill) `passage`
- **2026-05-29** House message: House adopted Conference Committee report
- **2026-05-29** Delivered to the Governor on June 9, 2026 `passage`
- **2026-05-29** Signed by Governor on June 15, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-29** House message: Governor approved bill on June 15, 2026

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f3e54c8f-6bf7-4af5-b323-37b7053b9d66`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).