Vermont

Subnational jurisdiction · as of 2026-07-15

Vermont has enacted an Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (S.69, Act 63 of 2025, signed June 12, 2025), its second attempt after Governor Scott vetoed a similar 2024 bill (H.121) over First Amendment concerns. The Act takes effect January 1, 2027; the Attorney General's rulemaking authority took effect July 1, 2025, with rules on age assurance and prohibited design practices due by January 1, 2027. The Act has not yet been challenged in court as of this date. Vermont has not enacted an adult content age verification law, a social media minor-access law, or an app store accountability law.

Instruments on record

S.69 (2025), Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (Act 63 of 2025)

Enacted, not yet in force

9 V.S.A. ch. 62, subch. 6

Effective 2027-01-01 · Applies to private

Requires covered businesses offering online services, products, or features reasonably likely to be accessed by minors under 18 to minimize collection and use of covered minors' personal data, refrain from using minors' data in algorithmic recommendation systems except at the minor's request, bar unsignaled monitoring or location tracking of minors, prohibit push notifications to minors between midnight and 6:00 a.m., and protect age assurance data. Violations are unfair and deceptive acts in commerce under 9 V.S.A. section 2453.

Age threshold	18
Penalties	Enforceable as an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Vermont Consumer Protection Act, 9 V.S.A. sections 2451 et seq.
Enforcement body	Vermont Attorney General, with the same investigation and civil action authority as under the Consumer Protection Act; the act creates no express private right of action, but consumers may bring claims under the Consumer Protection Act's general private action provision because violations are deemed unfair and deceptive acts.
Private suits	yes

Source: 9 V.S.A. ch. 62, subch. 6