House Committee on Transportation

 

AGENDA

 

Room 43 and Zoom

February 10, 2026 - February 13, 2026

Last Updated 2/6/2026 5:39 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Caucuses and Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   26-0749 - An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation

Joint Fiscal Update Revenues

Logan Mooberry, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

1:25 PM                   Break

 

1:45 PM                   26-0749 - An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation

Public Transit Advisory Council 24 V.S.A Section 5084

Kelly Stoddard Poor, Associate Director of Outreach, AARP VT - Zoom

 

2:00 PM                   Agency of Transportation

10-Year Transportation Program Outlook

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

 

3:00 PM                   26-0749 - An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation

Sale of Caledonia State Airport

Trini Brassard, Assistant Director, Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development, Agency of Transportation

 

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

9:00 AM                   Agency of Agriculture Updates

Monitoring of EVSE Installations

Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Scott Dolan, Agriculture Weights & Measures Specialist, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Marc Paquette, Chief, Weights and Measures, Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 

9:45 AM                   Disability Advocacy Day

Esq. Susan Aranoff, Policy Analyst, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council

Wilda White, Founder, MadFreedom

Sarah Launderville, Executive Director, Vermont Center for Independent Living (VCIL)

 

10:00 AM                   Break

 

10:15 AM                   Regional Planning Commission Updates

Addison County

Mike Winslow, Assistant Director, Addison County Regional Planning Commission - Invited

Adam Lougee, Executive Director, Addison County Regional Planning Commission - Invited

 

10:45 AM                   Regional Planning Commission Updates

Bennington County

Nick Zaiac, Regional Planner, Bennington County Regional Commission - Zoom

 

11:15 AM                   Agency of Transportation FY27 Budget

Maintenence Budget

Ernie Patnoe, Director, Maintenance Division, Agency of Transportation - Invited

Ashley Atkins, Deputy Director, District Maintenance and Fleet Division, Agency of Transportation - Invited

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   Regional Planning Commission Updates

Central Vermont

Christian Meyer, Executive Director, Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission

 

1:45 PM                   Regional Planning Commission Updates

Northwest Regional

Witness TBA, Northwest Regional Planning Commission

 

2:25 PM                   Break

 

2:30 PM                   Regional Planning Commission Updates

Lamoille County

Alec Jones, Transportation Planner, Lamoille County Planning Commission

Tasha Wallis, Executive Director, Lamoille County Planning Commission

Seth Jensen, Deputy Director, Lamoille County Planning Commission

 

3:00 PM                   Regional Planning Commission Updates

Mount Ascutney

Jason Rasmussen, Executive Director, Mount Ascutney Regional Commission

Otis Ellms-Munroe, Senior Planner, Mount Ascutney Regional Commission

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, February 12, 2026

9:00 AM                   Vermont Creative Sector Day

Montpelier's Lit Bridges Animating Infrastructure Project

Katie Trautz, Montpelier Alive

 

9:25 AM                   Regional Planning Commission Updates

Northeastern Vermont Development

Doug Morton, Senior Transportation Planner, Northeastern Vermont Development Association - Zoom

 

10:00 AM                   Break

 

10:25 AM                   Regional Planning Commission Updates

Chittenden County

Judge Charlie Baker, Executive Director, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission

 

11:00 AM                   Regional Planning Commission Updates

Rutland Regional

Ethan Pepin, Transportation Program Manager, Rutland Regional Planning Commission

Devon Neary, Executive Director, Rutland Regional Planning Commission

 

11:30 AM                   Regional Planning Commission Updates

Two Rivers-Ottauquechee

Rita Seto, Senior Planner, Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission - Zoom

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Regional Planning Commission Updates

Windham Regional

Chris Campany, Executive Director, Windham Regional Commission

 

1:30 PM                   26-0749 - An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation

Mileage Based User Fee Rate Setting

Patrick Murphy, State Policy Director, Agency of Transportation

Gregory Rowangould, Director, Transportation Research Center and Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Vermont

Clare Nelson, Research Analyst, Transportation Research Center, University of Vermont

 

3:00 PM                   Break

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, February 13, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10:30 AM                   Agency of Natural Resources

Wildlife Crossing

Andrea Wright, Manager, Environmental Policy and Sustainability, Agency of Transportation - Invited

Jen Hawkins-Hilke, Conservation Planning Biologist, Agency of Natural Resources

 

11:00 AM                   H. 605 - An act relating to speed limits in downtown centers and village centers

Introduction

Rep. Daniel Noyes, Sponsor, House Committee on Human Services

 

11:20 AM                   H. 851 - An act relating to establishing pilot programs related to highway services for electric vehicles, stabilizing and supporting public transit, and establishing a Vermont rideshare service

Introduction

Rep. Brian Cina, Sponsor, House Committee on Health Care

 

11:40 AM                   H. 863 - An act relating to transportation initiatives to improve equity and infrastructure, increase resiliency, and reduce emissions

Introduction

Rep. Mollie S. Burke, Sponsor, House Committee on Transportation

Rep. Kate Lalley, Bill Sponsor, House Committee on Transportation

Rep. Phil Pouech, Sponsor, House Committee on Transportation

Rep. Chloe Tomlinson, Sponsor, House Committee on Transportation

Rep. Candice White, Representative, House Committee on Transportation

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

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