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As medical cannabis services wane, lawmakers look for solutions
Vermont only has five medical cannabis dispensaries as opposed to at least 51 recreational businesses opening within the last two years.
House passes data protection bill with help from Harvard
Under the bill, companies would be barred from the sale, lease, or disclosure of people’s biometric identification unless it is necessary for the service or the person gives consent.
Legislators cut homeless bill of rights, still offer protections
Lawmakers made the changes after hearing testimony from state officials that called the bill’s language vague and lacking in precedent.
No credit card? No problem, under Vermont Senate bill requiring accepting cash payments
Washington district constituents approached their senator after they were turned away from a business because they only carried cash.
Racial equity office worries Act 250 bill’s wording is exclusionary
The bill would rebrand the board that sets rules for implementing Act 250.
‘Vermont Kids Code’ would ban big tech from collecting children’s data in harmful ways
But companies like Meta and TikTok would be responsible for assessing their data protection policies under the bill — and for determining whether they are in compliance with the law.
Vermont committee mulling flood history disclosures for real estate sales
The lead sponsor of the bill says the legislation is important for residents in areas likely to suffer flooding in the future.
Lawmakers weighing bill to make it easier for prison officers, psych unit employees, to get workers’ comp for PTSD
Under current law, first responders employed by the state don’t have to prove PTSD is related to work when seeking workers’ compensation. The new bill would give that presumption to more state workers.
Bill would require more updates to endangered species list, restrict taking species from habitats
The bill seeks to update the state endangered species list more frequently, establish critical habitat spaces, prohibit the sale of species and curtail rules that allow endangered animals to be taken from the land.
What’s a mobile home park? A Vermont House bill could change the definition
The bill aims to expand the legal definition of mobile home parks to include communities of mobile home owners who own their own lots. Currently, state law defines mobile home parks as land with at least two mobile homes or mobile home lots, or adjacent land owned by the same person.