H.488 (Act 43)
An act relating to the fiscal year 2026 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation
Sponsors:
Last Recorded Action: 6/3/2025 - House message: Governor approved bill on June 2, 2025
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2025-2026
Committee of Conference
- Ashley Berliner, Director of Medicaid Policy, Agency of Human Services
- Michele Boomhower, Director, Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development Division, Agency of Transportation
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
House Committee on Appropriations
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Logan Mooberry, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Rep. Matt Walker, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
House Committee on Transportation
- Sean Adkins, Town Manager, St. Albans
- Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Ashley Atkins, Deputy Director, District Maintenance and Fleet Division, Agency of Transportation
- Charlie Baker, Executive Director, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission
- Amy Bell, Bureau Director, Policy, Planning and Research, Agency of Transportation
- Matt Bogaczyk, Highway Safety and Design Project Manager, Agency of Transportation
- Michele Boomhower, Director, Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development Division, Agency of Transportation
- Jackie Cassino, Rail Trail Program Manager, Agency of Transportation
- Eleni Churchill, Transportation Program Director, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission
- Clayton Clark, General Manager, Green Mountain Transit
- Chris Cochran, Director of Community Planning Revitalization, Department of Housing and Community Development
- Chris Cole, Executive Director, Community Rides Vermont
- Andrew Collier, Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles
- Bronwyn Cooke, Community Planning and Policy Manager, Department of Housing and Community Development
- Carolyn Cota, Structures Program Manager, Agency of Transportation
- Matt Cota, Director of Government Affairs, Meadow Hill Consulting, Vermont Truck and Fuel Dealers
- Renee Cota, Finance Director, Department of Motor Vehicles
- Dan Delabruere, Rail and Aviation, Director, Agency of Transportation
- Hilary DelRoss, Sustainability Projects Coordinator, Agency of Transportation
- Rep. Eileen Dickinson, Member, Franklin-2
- Catherine Dimitruk, Exective Director, Northwest Regional Planning Commission
- Rachel Dimitruk, Transportation Board, Agency of Transportation
- Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Sponsor
- Candace Elmquist, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Transportation
- Natalie Elvidge, Planning Coordinator, Agency of Commerce and Community Development - Department of Housing and Community Development
- Stephen Falbel, President, Steadman Hill Consulting, Inc.
- Joe Flynn, Secretary, Agency of Transportation
- Nicholas Foss, Director of Finance, Green Mountain Transit
- Caleb Grant, Executive Director, Rural Community Transportation
- Chad Greenwood, Maintenance Engineer, Agency of Transportation
- Josh Hanford, Director, Intergovernmental Affairs, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
- Gary Holloway, Downtown Program Manager, Agency of Commerce and Community Development - Department of Housing and Community Development
- Thomas Kenney, Director of Community Development, Mount Ascutney Regional Commission
- Todd Law, Director, Fleet Division, Agency of Transportation
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Ross MacDonald, Public Transit Program Manager, Agency of Transportation
- Brad McAvoy, Facilities Manager, Agency of Transportation
- Logan Mooberry, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Candace Morgan, Director, Regulatory and Government Affairs, Green Mountain Power
- Jayna Morse, Director, Finance & Administration Division, Agency of Transportation
- Patrick Murphy, State Policy Director, Agency of Transportation
- Madeline Murray-Clasen, Innovation Project Manager, Green Mountain Power
- Devon Neary, Executive Director, Rutland Regional Planning Commission
- John Nummy, Senior Project Manager, Agency of Transportation
- Todd Odit, Town Manager, Hinesburg
- Ernie Patnoe, Director, Maintenance Division, Agency of Transportation
- Joel Perrigo, Municipal Assistance Program Manager, Agency of Transportation
- Jason Rasmussen, Executive Director, Mount Ascutney Regional Commission
- Jeremy Reed, Chief Engineer of the Highway Division, Agency of Transportation
- Dave Roberts, Managing Consultant, Drive Electric VT, VEIC, Drive Electric Vermont, VEIC
- Evan Robinson, Aviation Program Manager, Agency of Transportation
- Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Samantha Sheehan, Municipal Policy and Advocacy Specialist, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
- Rob White, Project Delivery Bureau Director, Agency of Transportation
- Andrea Wright, Manager, Environmental Policy and Sustainability, Agency of Transportation
House Committee on Ways and Means
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Logan Mooberry, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Patrick Murphy, State Policy Director, Agency of Transportation
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Logan Mooberry, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Senate Committee on Finance
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Logan Mooberry, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- Sen. Scott Beck, Senator, Sponsor
Senate Committee on Transportation
- Mathew Arancio, Planning Manager, Agency of Transportation Planning and Research Section
- Ashley Atkins, Deputy Director, District Maintenance and Fleet Division, Agency of Transportation
- Michele Boomhower, Director, Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development Division, Agency of Transportation
- Jackie Cassino, Rail Trail Program Manager, Agency of Transportation
- Rep. Timothy R. Corcoran, Vice Chair, House Committee on Transportation
- Dan Delabruere, Rail and Aviation, Director, Agency of Transportation
- Rachel Dimitruk, Member, Transportation Board
- John Dunleavy, Special Projects Manager, Agency of Transportation
- Candace Elmquist, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Transportation
- Jamie Feehan, Government Relations Director, Primmer
- Elaine Haytko, Executive Director, Vermont Public Transportation Association
- Grace Johnson, Policy Analyst, Medicaid Policy Unit, Agency of Human Services
- Justin Johnson, Lobbyist
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Pam Loranger, Chair, Transportation Board
- Ross MacDonald, Public Transit Program Manager, Agency of Transportation
- Alex McCracken, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
- Logan Mooberry, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Jim Moulton, Executive Director, Tri-Valley Transit; Chair, Vermont Public Transportation Association Board of Directors
- Patrick Murphy, State Policy Director, Agency of Transportation
- Jason Rasmussen, Executive Director, Mount Ascutney Regional Commission
- Jeremy Reed, Chief Engineer of the Highway Division, Agency of Transportation
- Matthew Rousseau, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles
- Erin Sisson, Deputy Director, Highway Division, Agency of Transportation
- Kelly Stoddard Poor, Associate Director of Outreach, AARP VT
- Rep. Matt Walker, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
- Jonathon Weber, Programs Director, Local Motion
- Sen. Rebecca "Becca" White, Sponsor