House Committee on Transportation

 

AGENDA

 

Room 43 and Zoom

January 13, 2026 - January 16, 2026

Last Updated 1/16/2026 11:19 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-transportation.

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

Followed by mandatory training

 

12:00 PM                   Caucuses and Lunch

 

2:00 PM                   Agency of Transportation Updates

Transportation Federal Policy Update

Costa Pappis, Federal Policy Director, Agency of Transportation

 

2:45 PM                   Break

 

3:00 PM                   Vehicle Sales Update

Matt Cota, Managing Director, Vermont Vehicle and Automotive Distributors Association

 

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

9:00 AM                   Joint Meeting, Highway Crash Data Pedestrian and Public Safety

Joint Meeting with Senate Transportation and will be livestreamed on the Senate Transportation Youtube channel. It will be held in Room 10.

Watch live: https://www.youtube.com/@VTSenateTransportation

Lt. Paul Ravelin, VSP Safety Programs Unit Commander, Department of Public Safety

Matthew Rousseau, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles

Benjamin Shelp, Lieutenant, Department of Motor Vehicles

Clay Knight, Motor Vehicle Inspector, Department of Motor Vehicles

Wade Cochran, Director of Enforcement and Safety, Department of Motor Vehicles

Trooper Christopher Hein, Trooper, Vermont State Police

 

10:55 AM                   Agency of Transportation Updates

Highway Safety Data Update

Mandy Shatney, Data Section Manager IV, Agency of Transportation

 

11:15 AM                   Agency of Transportation Updates

Highway Safety 2025 Programmatic Investments Update

Jeremy Reed, Chief Engineer of the Highway Division, Agency of Transportation

Jesse Devlin, Safe Systems Manager, Agency of Transportation

Allison LaFlamme, Administrator, Governor's Highway Safety Council

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:10 PM                   E-Bike and Bicycling Roadway Laws

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:00 PM                   Security Briefing

Will not be livestreamed due to sensitive content

John Poleway, Chief of Capitol Police, Capitol Police Department

Joe Tremblay, Capitol Police Officer, Capitol Police Department

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

Followed by Caucus of the Whole

 

Thursday, January 15, 2026

9:45 AM                   Agency of Transportation Updates

Update on Public Transit Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Program, Older Adults and Person's with Disabilities Transportation, Job Access Transportation Program

Ross MacDonald, Public Transit Program Manager, Agency of Transportation

Elaine Haytko, Executive  Director, Vermont Public Transportation Association - Zoom

Aaron Frank, Town Manager of Colchester

Caleb Grant, Director, Vermont Public Transportation Association

Clayton Clark, General Manager, Green Mountain Transit - Zoom

 

11:00 AM                   Agency of Transportation Updates

Act 43, Section 28, Report on the Coordination of Health Care and Transportation Services

Ross MacDonald, Public Transit Program Manager, Agency of Transportation

Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems

Karen Vastine, Sr. Community Relations Officer, University of Vermont Health Network - Zoom

Dan Currier, Public Transit Coordinator, Agency of Transportation

Natasha Withers, Medical Director of High Value Care, UVM Health - Zoom

Grace Johnson, Policy Analyst, Medicaid Policy Unit, Agency of Human Services - Zoom

Stephen Falbel, President, Steadman Hill Consulting, Inc.

 

11:50 AM                   Break

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:02 PM                   Agency of Transportation Updates

Review of Rural Transfer and Green Mountain Transit

Clayton Clark, General Manager, Green Mountain Transit

Caleb Grant, Director, Vermont Public Transportation Association

Jim Moulton, Executive Director, Tri-Valley Transit; Chair, Vermont Public Transportation Association Board of Directors - Zoom

Ross MacDonald, Public Transit Program Manager, Agency of Transportation

Dan Currier, Public Transit Coordinator, Agency of Transportation

 

2:15 PM                   Committee Discussion

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, January 16, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10:25 AM                   Local Motion

Introductions and overview of the last year

Marcie Gallagher, Complete Streets Specialist, Local Motion

Richard Amore, Program Director, Local Motion

 

11:02 AM                   Break

 

11:16 AM                   Cycling Highway Safety Education, Outreach and Signage Deployment Update

Amanda Holland, Active Transportation, Agency of Transportation

Pat McManamon, Education Unit Supervisor, Department of Motor Vehicles

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Emergency Board Consensus Revenue Forecast

Viewing of Joint Hearing with House Appropriations and House Ways and Means.

Watch live on House Ways and Means Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@VTHouseWaysMeans

Tom Kavet, Legislative Economist, Kavet, Rockler & Associates, LLC

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Gabriella Clark at Gabriella.Clark@vtleg.gov