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Senate Transportation advances draft 2.1 of misc. DMV bill after counsel and fiscal review; committee seeks more DMV data

Senate Transportation · January 29, 2026
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Summary

Committee reviewed draft 2.1 of a miscellaneous motor vehicle bill covering license/permit language, plates, purchase/use tax changes for trailers, increased penalties for Smuggler's Notch violations and other technical fixes; members voted to introduce the draft and requested additional fiscal and DMV input.

Legislative counsel and the fiscal office walked the Senate Transportation Committee through draft 2.1 of a miscellaneous motor vehicle bill on Jan. 29, highlighting several sections with potential fiscal and policy consequences.

A fiscal office representative said he has not completed a full fiscal note and is awaiting more DMV data, but flagged several items for committee attention: sections expanding eligibility for replacement licenses and learner's permits (roughly 500 people estimated), a prior proposal to move to a single license plate (estimates…

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