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Committee debates DMV purchase-and-use tax changes that would tax trailer coaches at full 6%
Summary
Lawmakers and fiscal staff discussed language in a miscellaneous DMV bill that would remove a $2,486 cap for certain trailer coaches and raise the gross vehicle weight rating threshold, potentially adding about $1 million in revenue — but members agreed to remove the purchase/use sections pending better data.
The Senate Transportation committee on Feb. 27 heard fiscal office analysis showing language in a miscellaneous DMV bill would make “trailer coaches” subject to the full 6% motor vehicle purchase-and-use tax rather than the current $2,486 maximum. Logan of the fiscal office told the committee the draft would also raise the gross vehicle weight rating threshold from about 10,099 pounds to 13,500 pounds, expanding the set of trucks that pay the full 6%.
Logan said the GVWR change, based on department data for first‑time Vermont registrations, would likely generate about $1,000,000 in additional revenue if…
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