Vermont Senate passes H211 tightening rules for data brokers, raises registration fees

May 28, 2026

The Vermont Senate passed H211, expanding the definition of brokered personal information, requiring registration and higher fees for data brokers, adding breach-notice requirements, creating a study of a deletion mechanism instead of mandating one, and adjusting effective dates; appropriations committee struck a $50,000 study appropriation before passage.

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The Vermont Senate voted to pass H211 on May 28, 2026, advancing new state rules for data brokers that broaden what counts as brokered personal information, require registration and higher fees, and add security-breach notice obligations.

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