VermontVermont charges electric vehicles based on miles driven
Electric vehicle owners and lessees pay a fee based on miles driven, with credits for certain earlier charges and first reporting periods beginning in 2027.
What it does
Electric vehicle owners and lessees pay 1.4 cents per mile, up to $178 a year. Credits depend on when they renew: an earlier one-time road charge or the most recent infrastructure fee may count toward the amount due.
People who violate a bridge posting or closure may be fined up to $1,000.
Transportation grants may be as large as $600,000, or $1.2 million in fiscal year 2027. Sand and salt shed projects receive extra weight, and half of grant money need not be reserved for environmental mitigation.
Argument forLarger grants could help towns fund transportation projects, while extra weight for sand and salt sheds may support winter road work.
Argument againstElectric vehicle owners and lessees could owe mileage fees, and the credits may depend on when they renew or begin reporting miles.
More detail
Electric vehicle owners and lessees pay a fee based on miles driven. The program covers electric vehicles registered in Vermont. The fee is 1.4 cents per mile, up to $178 per year. Those who renew before their first reporting period ends pay a one-time charge of $89 for a one-year registration or $178 for a two-year registration; that charge counts toward the fee. If they renew after the first reporting period, the most recent electric vehicle infrastructure fee counts toward the fee. Currently registered vehicles begin their first reporting period at their annual inspection in 2027. Newly registered vehicles begin when registered in Vermont.
People who violate a bridge posting or closure may be fined. This applies to people who violate a bridge posting or closure. The fine may be up to $1,000.
The Transportation Alternatives Grant Program provides grants of up to $600,000, with a higher temporary limit for fiscal year 2027. The grants support transportation projects. The program gives extra weight to sand and salt shed projects. Half of grant funds no longer have to be reserved for environmental mitigation projects. The $1.2 million maximum applies only in fiscal year 2027.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- May 29House message: Governor approved bill on June 18, 2026Latest
- May 29Signed by Governor Phil Scott on June 18, 2026Became Law
- May 29Delivered to Governor on June 12, 2026To Governor
- May 29House message: House adopted Conference Committee report
- May 28Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill)Major
- May 28Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- May 28Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted
- May 28Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
- May 28Committee of Conference report adopted
- May 28Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Westman for Committee, text
- May 28Committee of Conference report
- May 27Committee of Conference report
- May 27Entered on Notice Calendar
- May 19Senate Message: Committee of Conference members appointed
- May 19Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Westman, Perchlik, and Harrison
- May 19House message: House refused to concur in Senate proposal of amendment & requested Conference Committee; House Conference Committee members appointedMinor
- May 19Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- May 19Speaker appointed Reps. Walker of Swanton, Corcoran of Bennington, and Pouech of Hinesburg as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House
- May 19Senate proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference requested upon motion of Rep. Walker of SwantonMinor
- May 19Action Calendar: Unfinished Business
- May 18Action Calendar: Action postponed until May 18, 2026
- May 15Rep. Walker of Swanton moved to postpone action until May 18, 2026, which was agreed to
- May 15Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of AmendmentMinor
- May 14Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of AmendmentMinor
- May 13Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendmentMinor
- May 12Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendmentPassed 2nd Chamber
- May 12New Business/Third ReadingMinor
- May 83rd reading ordered
- May 8Proposal of amendment by Committee on Transportation, as amended, agreed toMinor
- May 8Proposal of amendment by Committee on Transportation amended as recommended by Committee on AppropriationsMinor
- May 8Proposal of amendment by Committee on Transportation amended as recommended by Committee on FinanceMinor
- May 8Reported favorably by Senator Westman for Committee on Appropriations with proposal of amendmentMinor
- May 8Motion by Senator(s) Chittenden to substitute proposal of amendment of the committee on Finance agreed toMinor
- May 8Reported favorably by Senator Chittenden for Committee on Finance with proposal of amendmentMinor
- May 8Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Westman for Committee on TransportationMinor
- May 8Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) ChittendenMinor
- May 8Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on AppropriationsMinor
- May 8Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on FinanceMinor
- May 8Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on TransportationMinor
- May 8Unfinished Business/Second ReadingMinor
- May 7Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) ChittendenMinor
- May 7Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on AppropriationsMinor
- May 7Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on FinanceMinor
- May 7Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on TransportationMinor
- May 7New Business/Second ReadingMinor
- May 6Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on AppropriationsMinor
- May 6Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on FinanceMinor
- May 6Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on TransportationMinor
- May 6Second ReadingMinor
- May 6Entered on Notice Calendar
- Apr 30Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- Apr 30Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on FinanceMinor
- Apr 30Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on TransportationMinor
- Apr 30Second ReadingMinor
- Apr 30Entered on Notice Calendar
- Apr 17Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- Apr 17Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on TransportationMinor
- Apr 17Second ReadingMinor
- Apr 17Entered on Notice Calendar
- Apr 1Read 1st time & referred to Committee on TransportationMinor
- Mar 27Read third time and passedPassed 1st Chamber
- Mar 27Action Calendar: Third ReadingMinor
- Mar 26Third Reading orderedMinor
- Vote recorded Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 65 of 130 to Pass -- Yeas = 84, Nays = 46. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 26Report of Committee on Ways and Means agreed to
- Mar 26Second division of amendment agreed to
- Mar 26Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 65 of 130 to Pass -- Yeas = 84, Nays = 46
- Mar 26First division of amendment agreed to
- Mar 26Rep. Bartley of Fairfax demanded yeas and nays
- Mar 26Rep. Parsons of Newbury asked that the question be divided
- Mar 26Rep. Kascenska of Burke recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- Mar 26Rep. Canfield of Fair Haven recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- Mar 26Rep. Walker of Swanton spoke for the Committee on Transportation
- Mar 26Read second timeMinor
- Mar 26Action Calendar: Action postponed until March 26, 2026
- Mar 25Rep. Walker of Swanton moved to postpone action until March 26, 2026, which was agreed to
- Mar 25Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Mar 24Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Mar 19Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- Mar 18Committee bill read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)Introduced
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