House Appropriations Committee reviews DMV FY26 budget; $1.85M added for FAST modernization maintenance

The House Appropriations Committee met Feb. 11 and heard a presentation from Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Andrew Collier and DMV finance director Courtney Coda on the department’s fiscal year 2026 budget and modernization progress.

The DMV’s proposed FY26 budget shows a $1,850,000 net increase in contractual services to support the final phase of the FAST core modernization project as it moves from implementation into maintenance and operations. Commissioner Andrew Collier said the final phase of the modernization is scheduled to launch in November. “We’re really excited for Vermonters to experience kinda new way of doing business with DMV and try to make it as frictionless as possible,” Collier said.

Nut graf: Committee members focused on how the modernization affects operating costs, staffing and customer service metrics. DMV officials said the modernization will reduce certain operating costs tied to manual processing and interoffice…