Senate Committee on Transportation

 

AGENDA

 

Room 3 and Zoom

February 17, 2026 - February 20, 2026

Last Updated 2/17/2026 11:14 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

10:30 AM                   Report and Discussion

Town of Morrisville

Jordan St. Onge, Highway Superintendent, Morristown

Brent Raymond, Town Manager, Morristown

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

Tasha Wallis, Executive Director, Lamoille County Planning Commission

Don McDowell, Morristown Selectboard - Zoom

Leah Hollenberger, Morristown Selectboard - Zoom

 

11:30 AM                   Local Option Tax

Rebecca Sameroff, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

9:15 AM                   Local Option Tax

This is a Joint Meeting with House Transportation and will be held in Room 10. It will be livestreamed on Senate Transportation's YouTube channel.

Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - Invited

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

10:45 AM                   S. 326 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to laws relating to motor vehicles

Section 20

Jacob Metayer, Sergeant, Department of Public Safety

 

11:00 AM                   Local Option Tax

Josh Hanford, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

 

11:45 AM                   Non-driver Identification Cards

Review of H.549

Rep. Alice M. Emmons, Chair, House Committee on Corrections and Institutions - Invited

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Thursday, February 19, 2026

9:00 AM                   S. 326 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to laws relating to motor vehicles

Sections 15 and 16

Matt Cota, Lobbyist, Vermont Automotive Distributors Association - Invited

Andrew Collier, Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles - Invited

 

9:15 AM                   Department of Motor Vehicles Updates

S.259 Review

Sen. Wendy Harrison, Bill Sponsor

Pat McManamon, Education Unit Supervisor, Department of Motor Vehicles

Justin McLane, Highway Safety Program Specialist, Department of Motor Vehicles

 

10:15 PM                   Adjourn

 

10:30 AM                   Joint Assembly

Election of VSC Trustees and Adjutant and Inspector General

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Friday, February 20, 2026

9:00 AM                   S. 326 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to laws relating to motor vehicles

Possible vote

 

9:30 AM                   S. 85 - An act relating to approval of railroad lease extensions

Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick, Sponsor - Invited

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - Invited

 

10:00 AM                   S. 235 - An act relating to the reporting and disclosure of motor vehicle diagnostics and service history

Introduction, walk-through

Julia Campagna, Citizen, Lamoille County - Invited

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - Invited

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

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 Megan Cannella at Megan.Cannella@vtleg.gov