Vermont Rep Drafting Browser Opt-Out Bill Like California
Vermont could next year join California in requiring browsers to include an option for activating global opt-out preference signals (OOPS). Rep. Monique Priestley (D), who also will be pursuing a comprehensive privacy bill and at least one data broker measure (see 2512040015), has a draft bill pending on “Browser Opt-Out,” among many other bills about data and AI, according to Priestley’s webpage as updated Friday.
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Priestley confirmed to Privacy Daily that at least the first draft of the browser opt-out bill will mirror California’s AB-566, the legislation that Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed in October (see 2510080054). The California law requires browsers to implement OOPS by Jan. 1, 2027.
Other items listed by Priestley as pending for 2026 include drafts on AI companions, consumers’ right to know regarding chatbots and automated decisions related to employment.
Massachusetts legislators also recently suggested copying California’s browser opt-out law as part of the New England state’s pending comprehensive privacy legislation (see 2511180042).