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AI Laws in Vermont
As of 2026-08-12, AI Laws USA tracks 9 AI rules in Vermont: 9 state-level rules and 0 county or city rules. Federal AI protections apply statewide on top of these — see the federal page. Each entry links to its official source.
Vermont state-level AI rules (9)
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In effect
VT S.124 (statewide FR moratorium)
VT · Effective 2020-10-07 · 2020 Vt. Acts & Res. No. 166 §14
Vermont S.124 bars Vermont law enforcement from acquiring or using facial-recognition technology absent express legislative authorization — the nation's strongest statewide ban.
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Enacted (not yet in effect)
Vermont Data Broker Law (H.211)
Vermont · Vt. H.211 (2025-2026 biennium); signed June 16, 2026
Vermont enacted a law tightening rules on data brokers — companies that buy and sell people's personal information, the same data that feeds profiling and AI systems. Signed by Gov. Phil Scott on June 16, 2026, it strengthens Vermont's existing data-broker regulation and personal-information protections.
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In effect
Executive Order No. 04-26 - Vermont Artificial Intelligence
Vermont · Effective 2026-05-18 · Executive Order No. 04-26 - Vermont Artificial Intelligence Economic Task Force
Governor Phil Scott established the Vermont Artificial Intelligence Economic Task Force to assess how AI is reshaping the state economy and recommend, within 90 days, up to five ways state government could adopt AI to better serve the public.
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In effect
VT AG Clark
VT · Effective 2026-03-24 · VT AG Clark — 17-State Coalition Letter on Data Broker AI Surveillance Loophole (2026-03-24)
Joined 17-state coalition urging Congress to close the loophole letting federal agencies purchase commercial data for AI surveillance, bypassing Fourth Amendment protections.
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In effect
Vermont Election Deepfake Law
Vermont · Effective 2026-03-06 · 2026 VT Acts No. 75 (S.23)
Campaign media featuring AI-generated images, audio, or video used within 90 days of a Vermont election must carry a clear disclosure — on video for the full duration, in audio at the beginning, end, and every two minutes. Fines up to $1,000 first offense, $15,000 for repeats.
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In effect
Vermont NCII Deepfake Law
Vermont · Effective 2024-07-01 · 2024 VT Acts No. 161; 13 V.S.A. § 2606
Vermont amended its revenge-porn statute to explicitly criminalize nonconsensual disclosure of AI-generated and digitally manipulated sexually explicit images, expanding 'visual image' to include images created or altered by digitization.
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In effect
VT DOI AI Bulletin
VT · Effective 2024-03-12 · Vermont DFR Insurance Bulletin 229 (2024-03-12)
The VT Department of Insurance adopted the NAIC Model Bulletin on Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems by Insurers. Insurers licensed in VT must maintain a written AI program with governance, risk-management, testing, third-party-AI oversight, and documentation controls. The bulletin operationalizes existing unfair-trade-practice and unfair-discrimination law as applied to insurers' AI use cases — underwriting, pricing, claims, fraud detection, and marketing.
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In effect
Vermont H.410 / Act 132 (inventory of state AI / automated decision systems)
Vermont · Effective 2022-07-01 · 2022 Vt. Acts & Resolves No. 132 (H.410); 3 V.S.A. 3305
Vermont directed its Agency of Digital Services to review and catalog every automated decision system the state is building, using, or buying. The inventory must document each system's name, vendor, capabilities, data inputs, whether it was tested for bias, its intended purpose, and its costs, covering both systems that decide on their own and those that assist a human. The law also created state AI governance bodies, including a Division of Artificial Intelligence and an AI Advisory Council.
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In effect
Attorney General Donovan Sues Clearview AI for Violations of
Vermont · Effective 2020-03-10 · Attorney General Donovan Sues Clearview AI for Violations of Consumer Protection Act and Data Broker Law
The Vermont Attorney General sued Clearview AI under the Consumer Protection Act and Data Broker Law for scraping Vermonters' photos and using facial-recognition AI to map faces and sell access without consent.
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