Minimum duty of care [Effective January 1, 2027]
9 V.S.A. § 2449c
proposed2449c. Minimum duty of care [Effective January 1, 2027]
(a) A covered business that processes a covered minor’s data in any capacity owes a minimum duty of care to the covered minor.
(b) As used in this subchapter, “a minimum duty of care” means the use of the personal data of a covered minor and the design of an online service, product, or feature will not result in:
(1) reasonably foreseeable emotional distress as defined in 13 V.S.A. § 1061(2) to a covered minor;
(2) reasonably foreseeable compulsive use of the online service, product, or feature by a covered minor; or
(3) discrimination against a covered minor based upon race, ethnicity, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, or national origin.
(c) The content of the media viewed by a covered minor shall not establish emotional distress, compulsive use, or discrimination, as those terms are used in subsection (b) of this section.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a covered business to prevent or preclude a covered minor from accessing or viewing any piece of media or category of media.
Added 2025, No. 63, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2027.
Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/09/062/02449cFetched: 10/21/2026