VermontHealth department changes reports and research data access
Beginning July 1, 2026, Vermont’s Health Department would end several reports, revise three report schedules, add one report, and require review-board approval for some registry research access.
What it does
The Department of Health would stop preparing several reports, including reports on community violence prevention, hospice care, lead screening, and other listed subjects, beginning July 1, 2026.
The Department of Health would use new submission schedules for reports on the ALS registry, the Health Equity Advisory Commission, and health equity data analyses.
The Department of Health would review recovery service organizations’ income and expenses and report the results by February 15, 2027.
Researchers would need approval from an institutional review board or privacy board before the Health Commissioner could grant access to cancer or ALS registry data.
Argument forClearer review before research access could better protect identifying health information in cancer and ALS registries.
Argument againstEnding several health reports could reduce public information about violence prevention, lead screening, hospice care, and other health issues.
More detail
The Department of Health would stop preparing several listed reports. The reports cover community violence prevention, emergency service provider wellness, food-license knowledge among service members and veterans, deaths and hospice care, and lead screening. This provision would take effect July 1, 2026.
The Department of Health would submit reports on the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry, the Health Equity Advisory Commission, and health equity data analyses on revised schedules. The schedule changes apply to those three Department of Health reports. The act summary does not state the revised submission dates; the provision would take effect July 1, 2026.
The Department of Health would review recovery service organizations’ income and expenses and submit a report. The report would cover recovery service organizations. The report would be due by February 15, 2027, and the provision would take effect July 1, 2026.
The Commissioner of Health would require institutional review board or privacy board approval before granting researchers access to registry data. The requirement covers research access to the cancer registry and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry. Approval from either an institutional review board or a privacy board would be required before access is granted. This provision would take effect July 1, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- May 29House message: Governor approved bill on June 8, 2026Latest
- May 29Signed by Governor Phil Scott on June 8, 2026Became Law
- May 29Delivered to Governor on June 2, 2026To Governor
- May 21House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendmentMinor
- May 19Senate proposal of amendment concurred inMinor
- May 19Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of AmendmentMinor
- May 18Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of AmendmentMinor
- May 15Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendmentMinor
- May 14Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendmentPassed 2nd Chamber
- May 14New Business/Third ReadingMinor
- May 133rd reading ordered
- May 13Proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed toMinor
- May 13Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Benson for Committee on Health and WelfareMinor
- May 13Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and WelfareMinor
- May 13New Business/Second ReadingMinor
- May 12Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and WelfareMinor
- May 12Second ReadingMinor
- May 12Entered on Notice Calendar
- Jan 6Referred to Committee on Health and Welfare per Temporary Senate Rule 44A
- 2025
- Apr 17Read 1st time & referred to Committee on RulesMinor
- Apr 15Read third time and passedPassed 1st Chamber
- Apr 15Action Calendar: Third ReadingMinor
- Apr 11Third Reading orderedMinor
- Apr 11Report of Committee on Human Services agreed to
- Apr 11Rep. Eastes of Guilford reported for the Committee on Human Services
- Apr 11Read second timeMinor
- Apr 11Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Apr 10Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Feb 20Read first time and referred to the Committee on Human ServicesIntroduced
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