Policy & Regulation
Vermont signs H.814 into law, becoming the fifth US state with a neural rights statute
Governor Phil Scott signed H.814 into law on 18 May 2026, making Vermont the fifth US state with neural data privacy legislation on the books after Colorado, California, Montana, and Connecticut. The enacted text is the 6-page version that passed the House after the 27-page original was cut down in the House; the consent requirement and private right of action did not survive that cut. The act took effect on signing.