The Vermont House adopted the committee-of-conference report on S.123, which makes miscellaneous changes to motor-vehicle law. The conference report resolved several differences between the chambers and adjusts effective dates for multiple provisions.

Major items described in the floor report include: agreement to provide reduced-fee treatment for Vermonters eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) with implementation timing adjusted so any fiscal impact will be addressed in the next budget cycle (conferees agreed to implement the reduced fee effective July 1, 2026); a clarification of the Department of Motor Vehicles' obligation to inform individuals who cannot or do not wish to comply with Real ID requirements of alternatives such as an operator's privilege card or a non-driver identification card "to the extent permitted by federal law"; conversion of an inspection-related study to a report and a pledge to take up inspection policy and modernization in subsequent sessions; a delay to bicycle-crosswalk changes and bicycle-signal implementation until July 1, 2026 with an education period beforehand; and staggered effective dates for trail maintenance provisions and other sections described in Section 46 of the conference report.

The floor report emphasized that some contested items were timing questions rather than changes to substantive policy text, and conferees worked to align effective dates so budgetary impacts could be considered in the next budget process. The House adopted the committee-of-conference report by voice vote and then suspended rules to message the action to the Senate forthwith.

Discussion versus decisions: the House adopted the committee's compromise language and approved the report; implementation and timing questions will be revisited in the next budget cycle or subsequent session work, per the report.