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VT H0863

VT H0863
An act relating to transportation initiatives to improve equity and infrastructure, increase resiliency, and reduce emissions

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Introduced
02/03/2026
In Committee
02/03/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

2025-2026 Session

Bill Summary

This bill proposes to do the following: (1) impose a fee on retail deliveries that are subject to the sales and use tax; (2) permit municipalities to adopt a local option tax on sales of H.863 gasoline and diesel fuel; (3) appropriate funds to various transportation programs; (4) amend the primary purposes for which Transportation Alternatives Program grants will be issued; (5) require electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) that is available for public use to accept credit cards for payment; (6) require EVSE that is available for public use to make real-time status information available to third parties; (7) establish laws to permit property owners and tenants to install EVSE; (8) appropriate funds to support the purchase of electric vehicles; (9) establish an income tax credit for the purchase of certain electric vehicles; (10) require a study of potential changes to laws and rules to enhance safety in relation to electric bicycles; (11) require the Agency of Transportation and Agency of Natural Resources to develop a process for calculating statewide reductions in vehicle miles traveled; (12) require public transit agencies and school districts and supervisory unions to meet annually to examine opportunities to provide education-related transportation; (13) require the Agency of Transportation to create pollinator habitat along State highways and to create best management practices for municipalities interested in creating pollinator habitat along municipal highways; and (14) require the Secretary of Natural Resources to update the Vermont Local Roads curriculum with training for best management practices for spreading salt. H.863

AI Summary

This bill proposes several transportation initiatives aimed at improving equity, infrastructure, resilience, and reducing emissions by implementing a $0.30 fee on retail deliveries subject to sales tax, allowing municipalities to impose a local option tax on gasoline and diesel fuel sales, and appropriating funds for various transportation programs including rural transit, grant assistance for transit authorities, and bicycle and pedestrian facilities. It also modifies the Transportation Alternatives Program to prioritize bicycle and pedestrian facilities and safe routes to schools, mandates that publicly available electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), or charging stations, accept credit cards and provide real-time status information, and establishes laws allowing property owners and tenants to install EVSE. Furthermore, the bill appropriates funds to support electric vehicle purchases, creates an income tax credit for qualifying taxpayers selling new or used electric vehicles, and requires a study on electric bicycle safety regulations, a process for calculating statewide reductions in vehicle miles traveled (VMT), and annual meetings between public transit agencies and school districts to coordinate transportation services. Finally, it mandates the creation of pollinator habitat along state highways and the development of best management practices for municipalities, and requires an update to the Vermont Local Roads curriculum with training on best practices for spreading salt.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (21)

Last Action

House Committee on Transportation Hearing (11:45:00 2/18/2026 Room 43) (on 02/18/2026)

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