Bill > S0326

Introduced Session

This bill proposes to (1) clarify that an individual may not have both a State-issued nondriver identification card and an operator’s license at the same time; (2) permit certain incarcerated individuals to renew their operator’s license or learner’s permit at the completion of their sentence; (3) allow the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to temporarily suspend the license or registration of an individual who failed to pay the full amount due for the license or registration; (4) prohibit changing the color of a license plate or any numbers or letters on the plate; (5) increase the penalties for operating a prohibited vehicle in Smugglers’ Notch; (6) permit the use of electronic signatures on certain documents necessary to issue a salvage title to an insurer for a vehicle that has been declared a total loss; (7) permit the DMV to provide duplicate title certificates directly to individuals at DMV locations; (8) permit the DMV to reimburse State agencies S.326 for costs related to towing abandoned vehicles from public property; (9) clarify the applicability of the purchase and use tax to trucks, trailers, and semi- trailers; (10) increase the penalties for operating a snowmobile that is not registered or lacks a Vermont Trails Maintenance Assessment decal; (11) provide an exemption to the commercial driver’s license (CDL) requirements to certain public employees during a declared emergency; (12) establish a fee for a one-year nondomiciled CDL; and (13) make various technical corrections to the motor vehicle laws.

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Senate Committee on Transportation Hearing (09:00:00 2/25/2026 Room 3) (on 02/25/2026)

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