# Vermont H.84: An act relating to allowing telehealth appointments to be recorded with patient and provider consent

Vermont H.84, An act relating to allowing telehealth appointments to be recorded with patient and provider consent, is a 2025-2026 Session House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-22 (House message: Governor approved bill on April 20, 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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- As of: 2026-11-01
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## Facts
- Bill: Vermont H.84
- State: Vermont
- Session: 2025-2026 Session
- Title: An act relating to allowing telehealth appointments to be recorded with patient and provider consent
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-24
- Last action: 2026-04-22, House message: Governor approved bill on April 20, 2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Patients and providers control telehealth visit recordings: benefit, low. Beginning April 20, 2026, Vermont requires both patient and provider consent before recording a telehealth consultation. This covers telemedicine, including care using health information sent for later review, and audio-only phone visits. Neither participant can record the consultation or have some…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Actions (21)

- 2026-04-22: House message: Governor approved bill on April 20, 2026 (House)
- 2026-04-21: Signed by Governor on April 20, 2026 (House)
- 2026-04-14: Delivered to Governor on April 14, 2026 (House)
- 2026-04-07: Senate Message: Passed in concurrence (Senate)
- 2026-04-03: Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence (Senate)
- 2026-04-03: New Business/Third Reading (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Reported favorably by Senator Gulick for Committee on Health and Welfare, read 2nd time and 3rd reading ordered (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Favorable report by Committee on Health and Welfare (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: New Business/Second Reading (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Favorable report by Committee on Health and Welfare (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Second Reading (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Entered on Notice Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Read third time and passed (House)
- 2026-01-20: Action Calendar: Third Reading (House)
- 2026-01-16: Third Reading ordered (House)
- 2026-01-16: Rep. Berbeco of Winooski reported for the Committee on Health Care (House)
- 2026-01-16: Read second time (House)
- 2026-01-16: Action Calendar: Favorable (House)
- 2026-01-15: Notice Calendar: Favorable (House)
- 2025-01-24: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care (House)

## Bill text

- As Enacted (ACT 80)Opens in a new window, 2026-04-30: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT080/ACT080%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
- As Passed by Both Chambers, 2026-04-07: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0084/H-0084 As Passed by Both House and Senate Official.pdf)
- As Passed by Both Chambers (Unofficial), 2026-04-07: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0084/H-0084 As Passed by Both House and Senate Unofficial.pdf)
- As Passed by the House, 2026-01-21: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0084/H-0084 As passed by the House Official.pdf)
- As Passed by the House (Unofficial), 2026-01-21: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0084/H-0084 As Passed by the House Unofficial.pdf)
- As Introduced, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0084/H-0084 As Introduced.pdf)

## Related bills

- S.328: An act relating to housing and common interest communities (signed)
- S.327: An act relating to economic development (signed)
- S.313: An act relating to transforming Vermont’s career technical education system (signed)
- S.323: An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects (signed)
- S.326: An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to laws relating to motor vehicles (signed)
- S.298: An act relating to voter protections (signed)

## Sources
- [As Enacted (ACT 80)Opens in a new window (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT080/ACT080%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
- [As Passed by Both Chambers (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0084/H-0084 As Passed by Both House and Senate Official.pdf)
- [As Passed by Both Chambers (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0084/H-0084 As Passed by Both House and Senate Unofficial.pdf)
- [As Passed by the House (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0084/H-0084 As passed by the House Official.pdf)
- [As Passed by the House (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0084/H-0084 As Passed by the House Unofficial.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0084/H-0084 As Introduced.pdf)

## Related
- [S.328: An act relating to housing and common interest communities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S328-2026)
- [S.327: An act relating to economic development](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S327-2026)
- [S.313: An act relating to transforming Vermont’s career technical education system](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S313-2026)
- [S.323: An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S323-2026)
- [S.326: An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to laws relating to motor vehicles](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S326-2026)
- [S.298: An act relating to voter protections](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S298-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H84-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).