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Senate Transportation considers temporary CDL waiver for emergencies; municipalities press for liability parity
Summary
The Senate Transportation committee reviewed Section 18 of a DMV bill to allow non-CDL municipal employees to operate commercial vehicles during declared emergencies. Municipal officials urged the Legislature to extend the state's monetary liability protections to towns and cities before granting that flexibility.
The Senate Transportation committee on an unspecified date heard testimony on Section 18 of a miscellaneous DMV bill, which would allow non-CDL municipal employees to operate commercial vehicles during declared emergencies. Josh Schinberg, director of intergovernmental relations at the Vermont League of Cities and Towns, told the committee he supports emergency flexibility but urged the Legislature to grant municipalities the same monetary liability protections the state receives before extending the waiver.
Shinberg told members that municipal risk managers and attorneys have raised liability concerns, and he cited the…
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