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type: "Bill"
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title: "An act relating to freedom from compulsory collection of personal information"
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description: "An act relating to freedom from compulsory collection of personal information"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
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legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
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session: "2017-2018"
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identifier: "S. 79"
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citation: "Vermont S. 79 (2017-2018)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Richard Sears"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 22
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2017-02-09"
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last_action: "2017-03-28"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c0a07343-fc0e-4ea8-94e7-14703d74687d"
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source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2018/1139"
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source_hash: "e4e7c5ae572f33a9098125d14d43461e46444177a1da7bb76e9d79942ed66577"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-vt"]
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---
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# Vermont S. 79 (2017-2018) — An act relating to freedom from compulsory collection of personal information
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/S-0079/S-0079%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
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2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT005/ACT005%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
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3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT005/ACT005%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
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4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/S-0079/S-0079%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
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5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/S-0079/S-0079%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 68 of 134 to Pass -- Yeas = 110, Nays = 24 — **110–24** (pass) · legislature
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- 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Ashe, Passed -- Needed 16 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0 — **30–0** (pass) · legislature
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## Sponsors
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- Richard Sears — primary (person)
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- Dustin Degree — cosponsor (person)
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- Less… — cosponsor (person)
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- Rebecca Balint — cosponsor (person)
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- Timothy Ashe — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-02-09** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
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- **2017-02-21** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee onJudiciary
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- **2017-02-22** New Business/Second Reading
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- **2017-02-22** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
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- **2017-02-23** Unfinished Business/Second Reading
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- **2017-02-23** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
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- **2017-02-23** Read second time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Sears for Committee on Judiciary
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- **2017-02-23** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to
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- **2017-02-23** 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Ashe, Passed -- Needed 16 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0
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- **2017-02-24** New Business/Third Reading
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- **2017-02-24** Read 3rd time & passed `passage`
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- **2017-02-24** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Sears
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- **2017-02-28** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
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- **2017-03-14** Read Second Time
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- **2017-03-14** Rep. Conquest of Newbury recommended for the committee on Judiciary
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- **2017-03-14** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 68 of 134 to Pass -- Yeas = 110, Nays = 24
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- **2017-03-14** Third Reading Ordered
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- **2017-03-15** Read Third time and Passed in Concurrence `passage`
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- **2017-03-16** House message House passed bill in concurrence
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- **2017-03-16** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
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- **2017-03-24** Delivered to Governor on March 24, 2017
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- **2017-03-28** Signed by Governor on March 28, 2017 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c0a07343-fc0e-4ea8-94e7-14703d74687d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).
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