Vermont H 690: An act relating to motor vehicle inspections

Bill Text

BILL AS INTRODUCED H.690
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H.690 1
Introduced by Representative Tagliavia of Corinth 2
Referred to Committee on 3
Date: 4
Subject: Motor vehicles; operation of vehicles; equipment; inspections 5
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to exempt 6
noncommercial motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 14,000 7
pounds or less from annual safety and emissions inspections. 8
An act relating to motor vehicle inspections 9
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 10
Sec. 1. 23 V.S.A. § 1222 is amended to read 11
§ 1222. INSPECTION OF REGISTERED VEHICLES 12
(a) Except for school buses, which shall be inspected as prescribed in 13
section 1282 of this title, and; motor buses as defined in subdivision 4(17) of 14
this title, which shall be inspected twice during the calendar year at six-month 15
intervals,; and noncommercial motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight 16
rating of 14,000 pounds or less, which shall not be required to undergo safety 17
and emissions inspections, all motor vehicles registered in this State shall 18
undergo a safety and visual emissions inspection once each year and all motor 19
vehicles that are registered in this State and are 16 model years old or less shall 20

BILL AS INTRODUCED H.690
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VT LEG #386336 v.1
undergo an emissions or on board diagnostic (OBD) systems inspection once 1
each year as applicable. Any motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer not 2
currently inspected in this State as required pursuant to this subsection shall be 3
inspected within 15 days following the date of its registration in the State of 4
Vermont. 5
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Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE 7
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026. 8