Tag: neural-data-privacy

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Policy & Regulation

Connecticut and Vermont activate neural data privacy laws on 1 July, taking the US count to five states

Connecticut's Public Act 25-113 (SB 1295), signed by Governor Ned Lamont on 25 June 2025, takes effect on 1 July 2026 and adds 'any information that is generated by measuring the activity of an individual's central nervous system' to the Connecticut Data Privacy Act's sensitive-data category. Vermont's Act 101 (H.814), signed 18 May 2026, takes effect the same day. After 1 July, Colorado, California, Montana, Connecticut and Vermont will all have active neural data privacy law on the books. Connecticut's definition is the narrowest of the five.

Jun 21

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 of a bill that originally cleared the House at 32 pages; the consent requirement and private right of action did not survive the Senate amendment process. Effective 1 July 2026.

May 21

Policy & Regulation

Vermont H.814 clears Senate, neural rights statute awaits Governor Scott

The Senate passed H.814 in concurrence with the House on 6 May. What now sits with Governor Scott is a 6-page recognition statute, with the enforcement layer stripped in committee.

May 7

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