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Read. Follow. Verify.Vermont House Bill 752 empowers the Agency of Digital Services to review and terminate hazardous automated systems
Last action · January 22, 2026: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Energy and Digital InfrastructureSponsors: Monique Priestley and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
The Vermont Agency of Digital Services must review state-procured s for cybersecurity vulnerabilities and personal data risks, and is authorized to request the termination of hazardous systems starting July 1, 2026.
State agencies operating automated software or artificial intelligence tools face mandatory security reviews and potential shutdown orders if their systems risk public data or state cybersecurity.
- The Vermont Agency of Digital Services provides information technology services, governance, and security across state agencies. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
State government entities
State agencies must inventory all automated decision systems and comply with written requests from the Agency of Digital Services to terminate hazardous systems.
Technology vendors
Vendors supplying automated decision systems to the State must have their software evaluated for bias, capabilities, data security, and fiscal impacts.
Vermont residents
Residents are impacted by state government decisions made using automated algorithms, with new safeguards established to protect their personal data and privacy.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 22, 2026HouseIntroducedRead first time and referred to the Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure
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Expanded Oversight of State AI and Automated Systems
The legislation shifts state IT governance from simple reporting to active risk management by empowering the Agency of Digital Services to mandate the termination of hazardous automated systems.
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