Press Releases
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VT Parents Urge Gov. Scott to Support Online Product Safety Protections for Youth by Signing H.121 into Law
Dozens of Vermont parents and families have sent a letter urging Governor Phil Scott to protect kids’ data, privacy, and safety online by enacting Vermont Kids Code, provisions that would ensure children and teens have basic privacy and safety protections, which unanimously passed both legislative chambers earlier this month as a key component of data privacy bill H.121.
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Kids’ Online Safety Advocates Urge Governor Scott to Sign Landmark Vermont Kids Code Legislation
More than a dozen organizations and advocates that helped lead the successful fight for the Vermont Kids Code, which unanimously passed both legislative chambers earlier this month, urged Governor Phil Scott to listen to the public mandate for action to protect kids’ data, privacy and safety online by signing H.121 into law.
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Vermont Kids Code Coalition Applauds Bill’s Final Passage
Our legislators just delivered a critical last-minute win for kids and families in Vermont that offers the promise of healthier childhoods, stronger communities and a safer digital world.
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Vermont Kids Code Advocates Call for Action at House Hearings
The Vermont House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development held its first two hearings yesterday and today on the Vermont Kids Code, a nation-leading effort to protect children and their data online introduced by Rep. Monique Priestley as H.712.
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Vermont Kids Code Bill Unanimously Passes Senate Economic Development Committee, Clearing Key Hurdle
The Vermont Senate Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs Committee today passed Chair Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale’s Vermont Kids Code bill (S.289), a nation-leading effort to protect children and their data online.