Bill S.262, introduced by Senator Perchlik, proposes significant changes to the current motor vehicle inspection requirements in Vermont. The bill aims to exempt cars and light trucks from annual safety and emissions inspections while maintaining these requirements for trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more. Additionally, it mandates that used motor vehicles sold by dealers must undergo a safety and visual emissions inspection prior to sale, with further requirements for vehicles that are 16 model years old or less.

The bill amends existing law by removing the requirement for all registered vehicles to be inspected and instead specifies that only those with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more will be subject to annual inspections. It introduces new provisions that require any motor vehicle needing inspection to be inspected within 15 days of registration in Vermont and establishes that used vehicles sold by dealers must be inspected before sale. The act is set to take effect on July 1, 2027.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 23-1222