Senate Transportation reviews miscellaneous motor vehicle bill with licensing, tax and fee changes

David Leonard, legislative counsel with the Office of Legislative Council, told the Senate Transportation committee the panel was on “section 12, page 14 of the first draft of the miscellaneous motor vehicle bill,” a package of statutory edits and clarifications affecting driver licensing, vehicle taxes and enforcement procedures.

The proposal would add junior-operator licenses to the list of credentials that can be used to waive Vermont’s license written examination if the out-of-state test was taken within three years and is “similar to the examination required in the state,” Leonard said. He described related language covering international driver’s licenses and said the change is intended to avoid requiring new residents to retake recently administered exams.

Committee members heard a series of discrete, mostly technical and clarifying changes across Title 23 and Title 19 of Vermont law. The bill would: remove a $29 road-test scheduling fee and instead roll that cost into the license-examination fee; set instructor qualifications for commercial motor vehicle (CMV) trainers…