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IntroducedJan 07, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 27, 2026
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Passed SenateMay 12, 2026
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Became LawMay 29, 2026
Vermont House Bill
An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation
Last Action See all actions
Senate • May 29, 2026: House message: Governor approved bill on June 18, 2026
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on H 944
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- House Committee on Transportationprimary
Votes
YES: 84
- Arsenault
- Austin
- Bartholomew
- Berbeco
- Birong
- Bishop
- Black
- Bluemle
- Boyden
- Brady
- Branagan
- Brown
- Burke
- Burkhardt
- Campbell
- Canfield
- Casey
- Cina
- Cole
- Conlon
- Cooper
- Corcoran
- Critchlow
- Dolan
- Donahue
- Duke
- Durfee
- Eastes
- Emmons
- Feltus
- Garofano
- Goldman
- Goodnow
- Graning
- Greer
- Harple
- Headrick
- Holcombe
- Houghton
- Howard
- Hoyt
- Hunter
- James
- Kimbell
- Kleppner
- Kornheiser
- Krasnow
- Lalley
- LaLonde
- Logan
- Long
- Marcotte
- Masland
- McGill
- Mihaly
- Minier
- Morris
- Morrow
- Mrowicki
- Nigro
- North
- Noyes
- Ode
- Olson
- Page
- Pezzo
- Pouech
- Rachelson
- Satcowitz
- Scheu
- Sibilia
- Squirrell
- Stevens
- Stone
- Tomlinson
- Torre
- Walker
- Waszazak
- Waters Evans
- Wells
- White
- Wood
- Yacovone
NO: 46
- Bartley
- Bosch
- Boutin
- Burditt
- Burrows
- Carris Duncan
- Charlton
- Coffin
- Demar
- Dickinson
- Dobrovich
- Dolgin
- Galfetti
- Goslant
- Gregoire
- Hango
- Harvey
- Higley
- Hooper
- Howland
- Kascenska
- Keyser
- Labor
- Laroche
- Lipsky
- Lueders
- Maguire
- McCoy
- McFaun
- Morgan, L.
- Morgan, M.
- Morrissey
- Nelson
- Nielsen
- Nugent
- Oliver
- Parsons
- Pinsonault
- Powers
- Priestley
- Pritchard
- Quimby
- Sweeney
- Tagliavia
- Taylor
ABSENT: 18
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- May 29, 2026 | Senate
- House message: Governor approved bill on June 18, 2026
- May 29, 2026 | executive
- Signed by Governor on June 18, 2026
- May 29, 2026 | House
- Delivered to the Governor on June 12, 2026
- May 29, 2026 | Senate
- House message: House adopted Conference Committee report
- May 28, 2026 | House
- Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted
- Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill)
- May 28, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of Conference report
- Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Westman for Committee, text
- Committee of Conference report adopted
- Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
- May 27, 2026 | Senate
- Entered on Notice Calendar
- Committee of Conference report
- May 27, 2026 | House
- House Committee on Transportation, - Committee Update on Transportation Bill Committee of Conference
- May 26, 2026 | House
- House Committee on Transportation, - Committee Conference - follow this link to watch live https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-transportation This will be held in Room 3; Committee of Conference - follow this link to watch live https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-transportation This will be held in Room 3
- May 26, 2026 | legislature
- Committee of Conference,
- May 22, 2026 | legislature
- Committee of Conference,
- May 22, 2026 | House
- House Committee on Transportation, - Committee Conference - follow this link to watch it live https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-transportation This will be held in Room 3; Committee Conference - follow this link to watch live https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-transportation This will be held in Room 3
- May 21, 2026 | legislature
- Committee of Conference, - Committee discussion
- May 21, 2026 | House
- House Committee on Transportation, - Section 56; Committee Discussion; Conference Committee - follow this link to watch live https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-transportation This meeting will be held in Room 3; Review Language Bonding
- May 20, 2026 | legislature
- Committee of Conference,
- May 20, 2026 | House
- House Committee on Transportation, - Conference Committee - please use this link to watch live https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-transportation This meeting will be held in Room 3
- May 19, 2026 | House
- Senate Message: Committee of Conference members appointed
- May 19, 2026 | Senate
- House message: House refused to concur in Senate proposal of amendment & requested Conference Committee; House Conference Committee members appointed
- Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Westman, Perchlik, and Harrison
- May 19, 2026 | House
- Action Calendar: Unfinished Business
- Senate proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference requested upon motion of Rep. Walker of Swanton
- Speaker appointed Reps. Walker of Swanton, Corcoran of Bennington, and Pouech of Hinesburg as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House
- Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- May 18, 2026 | House
- Action Calendar: Action postponed until May 18, 2026
- May 15, 2026 | House
- House Committee on Transportation, - Mileage-Based User Fee Update; Possible vote on Committee on Conference; straw poll
- Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment
- Rep. Walker of Swanton moved to postpone action until May 18, 2026, which was agreed to
- May 14, 2026 | House
- House Committee on Transportation, - Section 39 and Expenses Spent
- House Committee on Ways and Means, - Vote
- Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment
- May 13, 2026 | House
- House Committee on Transportation, - Continued Summary of Senate Changes
- Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
- May 12, 2026 | Senate
- New Business/Third Reading
- Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
- May 12, 2026 | House
- House Committee on Transportation, - Update on Senate Changes
- May 08, 2026 | Senate
- Unfinished Business/Second Reading
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Transportation
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
- Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Chittenden
- Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Westman for Committee on Transportation
- Reported favorably by Senator Chittenden for Committee on Finance with proposal of amendment
- Motion by Senator(s) Chittenden to substitute proposal of amendment of the committee on Finance agreed to
- Reported favorably by Senator Westman for Committee on Appropriations with proposal of amendment
- Proposal of amendment by Committee on Transportation amended as recommended by Committee on Finance
- Proposal of amendment by Committee on Transportation amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations
- Proposal of amendment by Committee on Transportation, as amended, agreed to
- 3rd reading ordered
- May 07, 2026 | Senate
- New Business/Second Reading
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Transportation
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
- Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Chittenden
- May 06, 2026 | Senate
- Entered on Notice Calendar
- Second Reading
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Transportation
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
- May 05, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Transportation, - Amendment discussion; possible straw poll
- Senate Committee on Appropriations, - Walk-through and Vote
- Senate Committee on Finance,
- May 01, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Transportation,
- Apr 30, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Transportation, - Discuss amendment
- Entered on Notice Calendar
- Second Reading
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Transportation
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance
- Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- Apr 29, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Finance, - Vote
- Apr 24, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Finance,
- Apr 23, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Finance,
- Apr 22, 2026 | House
- House Committee on Transportation, - Continued As Proposed by Senate Transportation Summary
- Apr 22, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Transportation, - EVSE Language; Jet Fuel Transfer Charge; Vehicle History Information Report
- Apr 21, 2026 | House
- House Committee on Transportation, - Changes As Passed by Senate Transportation
- Apr 21, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Transportation, - Reduction in Force
- Senate Committee on Finance, - Walk-through
- Apr 17, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Transportation, - Transit, Essex
- Entered on Notice Calendar
- Second Reading
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Transportation
- Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- Apr 16, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Transportation, - Mark up; Vote
- Apr 15, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Transportation, - Project Proposals; Local Option Tax; Continued Mark-up
- Apr 14, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Transportation, - Section 41; Mark up
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Transportation, - EVSE Language; Sections 11 & 12; Mileage Based User Fee; Paving; Committee discussion: Jet fuel; PUC
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Transportation, - Mark up; EVSE Language; Mileage Based User Fee
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Transportation, - Mileage Based User Fee Language; Medical Transport language; EVSE language
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Transportation, - PILOT Special Fund Update; Mark-up; Continued mark-up; JFO Review
- Apr 07, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Transportation, - Mileage Based User Fee; Purchase and Use Language
- Apr 03, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Transportation, - Purchase and Use
- Apr 02, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Transportation, - EV Charging; Transportation Infrastructure Bond Update; AOT Overview; PILOT Special Fund Update
- Apr 01, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Transportation, - Overview; Mileage Based User Fee; Mileage Based User Fee
- Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Transportation
- Mar 31, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Transportation,
- Mar 27, 2026 | House
- Action Calendar: Third Reading
- Read third time and passed
- Mar 27, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Transportation,
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Action Calendar: Action postponed until March 26, 2026
- Read second time
- Rep. Walker of Swanton spoke for the Committee on Transportation
- Rep. Canfield of Fair Haven recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- Rep. Kascenska of Burke recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- Rep. Parsons of Newbury asked that the question be divided
- Rep. Bartley of Fairfax demanded yeas and nays
- First division of amendment agreed to
- Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 65 of 130 to Pass -- Yeas = 84, Nays = 46
- Second division of amendment agreed to
- Report of Committee on Ways and Means agreed to
- Third Reading ordered
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- House Committee on Transportation, - Straw poll
- Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Rep. Walker of Swanton moved to postpone action until March 26, 2026, which was agreed to
- Mar 24, 2026 | House
- Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- House Committee on Appropriations, - Walk through and vote
- House Committee on Transportation, - Review of Ways and Means Amendment and Fiscal Notes
- Mar 19, 2026 | House
- House Committee on Ways and Means, - vote
- Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- Mar 18, 2026 | House
- Committee bill read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Transportation, - Typographic Corrections, PUC
- Mar 18, 2026 | House
- House Committee on Transportation, - Committee Discussion and Mark-up; Mileage Based User Fee; Committee discussion and mark-up; Walk-through; Final walk-through; Vote
- Mar 17, 2026 | House
- House Committee on Transportation, - Pilot Program and Local Option Tax Presentations; Proposed Language from Agency
- Mar 13, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Transportation,
- Mar 13, 2026 | House
- House Committee on Transportation, - Walk-through of Proposed Languages and Possible Mark-up; Mileage Based User Fee
- Mar 12, 2026 | House
- House Committee on Transportation, - Mileage Based User Fee; Proposed Language for EVSE and Public Charging; Transportation Alternatives Grant Programs Language; Committee Discussion
- Mar 11, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Transportation, - Mileage Based User Fee
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- House Committee on Transportation, - Mileage Based User Fee; Transportation Alternatives; Transportation Alternatives, Proposed Language, and Committee Discussion; Paving Association of Vermont Response; Continued Mileage Based User Fee Discussion
- Mar 10, 2026 | House
- House Committee on Transportation, - Agency of Transportation Response to Drive Electric Additional Funding; Committee Discussion
- Mar 10, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Transportation, - Mileage Based User Fee
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- House Committee on Transportation, - Mark-up
- Feb 27, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Transportation, - Mileage-Based User Fee; Rockefeller Center for Public Policy, Dartmouth College
- Feb 26, 2026 | House
- House Committee on Transportation, - Burlington International Airport
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Transportation, - Medicaid Transport
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- House Committee on Transportation, - Mileage Based User-Fee Rate Setting Continued Testimony from 2/12; Language and Rate Setting Proposal and Future Implementations Options
- Feb 24, 2026 | House
- House Committee on Transportation, - Proposed Language Edits for Green Mountain Transit; Agency Response to Proposed Language Edits
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- House Committee on Transportation, - Green Mountain Transit Response and Other Related Matters; Agency of Transportation Response to Green Mountain Transit
- Feb 12, 2026 | House
- House Committee on Transportation, - Mileage Based User Fee Rate Setting
- Feb 10, 2026 | House
- House Committee on Transportation, - Joint Fiscal Update Revenues; Public Transit Advisory Council 24 V.S.A Section 5084; Sale of Caledonia State Airport
- Feb 05, 2026 | House
- House Committee on Transportation, - Section 4, Construction Bonding; Section 7, Public Transit Advisory Council
- Feb 05, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Transportation, - Nonemergency Medical Transportation Program
- Feb 04, 2026 | House
- House Committee on Transportation, - Committee Discussion; Section 3, Technical Correct to Statement of Policy; Highways and Bridges; Section 5 and 6, Technical Correction to Statement of Policy; Highways and Bridges; Section 8, Extension of Public Private Partnership Statute Sunset; Section 9, Technical Correction to Section 1111 Highway Access Permits
- Jan 30, 2026 | House
- House Committee on Transportation, - Walk-through
- Jan 30, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Transportation,
- Jan 23, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Transportation, - Report on Coordination of Healthcare and Transportation Services. This is a Joint Meeting with Senate Transportation. It will be held in Room 11 and will be livestreamed here: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-health-and-welfare
- Jan 22, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Transportation, - Mileage-Based User Fee; Update and comparison
- Jan 21, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Transportation, - Budget Overview. This will be a Joint Meeting with House Transportation. It will be held in Room 10 and livestreamed here: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-transportation; Department of Motor Vehicles Budget. This is a Joint Meeting with House Transportation and will be held in Room 10. It will be livestreamed here: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-transportation; Update on Public Transit Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Program, Older Adults and Person's with Disabilities Transportation, Job Access Transportation Program
- Jan 20, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Transportation, - Update on Public Transit Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Program, Older Adults and Person's with Disabilities Transportation, Job Access Transportation Program; Mileage Based User Fee; Mileage Based User Fee; Road Usage Charge Guide walk-through
- Jan 16, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Transportation, - Mileage Based User Fee
- Jan 15, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Transportation, - Utah Road Usage Charge; Mileage Based User Fee
- Jan 14, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Transportation, - Highway Crash Data. This is a Joint Meeting with House Transportation and will be livestreamed on the Senate Transportation YouTube channel. It will be held in Room 10.; OreGo Program; Mileage Based User Fee
- Jan 07, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Transportation, - Hawaii Road Usage Charge; Mileage Based User Fee
Bill Texts
Documents
- Act SummaryPDF
- Committee Documents: House Committee on AppropriationsPDF
- Committee Documents: House Committee on TransportationPDF
- Committee Documents: House Committee on Ways and MeansPDF
- Committee Documents: Senate Committee on AppropriationsPDF
- Committee Documents: Senate Committee on FinancePDF
- Committee Documents: Senate Committee on Natural Resources and EnergyPDF
- Committee Documents: Senate Committee on TransportationPDF
- Fiscal Note: H.944 (Act 168) – An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation, As enacted by the General AssemblyPDF
- Fiscal Note: H.944 – An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation, As passed by the General AssemblyPDF
- Fiscal Note: H.944 – An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation, Senate proposal of AmendmentPDF
- Fiscal Note: H.944 – An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation, As recommended by the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Draft 1.1PDF
- Fiscal Note: H.944 – An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation, As recommended by the Senate Committee on Finance, Draft 1.1PDF
- Fiscal Note: H.944 – An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation, As recommended by the Senate Committee on Transportation, Draft 5.1PDF
- Fiscal Note: H.944 – An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation, As passed by the HousePDF
- Fiscal Note: H.944 – An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation, As recommended by the House Committee on Ways and Means, Draft 1.2PDF
- Fiscal Note: H.944 – An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation, As recommended by the House Committee on Transportation, Draft 4.1PDF
