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| 5 | 5 | | VT LEG #380632 v.1 |
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| 6 | 6 | | H.288 1 |
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| 7 | 7 | | Introduced by Representatives Hooper of Burlington, Birong of Vergennes, 2 |
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| 8 | 8 | | Bosch of Clarendon, Boyden of Cambridge, Burtt of Cabot, 3 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Casey of Montpelier, Coffin of Cavendish, Dobrovich of 4 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Williamstown, Gregoire of Fairfield, Hooper of Randolph, 5 |
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| 11 | 11 | | Morgan, M. of Milton, Morrissey of Bennington, Mrowicki of 6 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Putney, Ode of Burlington, Page of Newport City, Pinsonault of 7 |
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| 13 | 13 | | Dorset, and Winter of Ludlow 8 |
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| 14 | 14 | | Referred to Committee on 9 |
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| 15 | 15 | | Date: 10 |
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| 16 | 16 | | Subject: Motor vehicles; registration fees; veterans 11 |
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| 17 | 17 | | Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to waive 100 12 |
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| 18 | 18 | | percent or 50 percent of the registration fee for certain motor vehicles upon 13 |
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| 19 | 19 | | proof that the registered owner or co-owner is a veteran who received a 14 |
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| 20 | 20 | | discharge under other than dishonorable conditions. 15 |
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| 21 | 21 | | An act relating to reduced motor vehicle registration fees for veterans 16 |
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| 22 | 22 | | It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 17 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Sec. 1. 23 V.S.A. § 378 is amended to read: 18 |
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| 24 | 24 | | § 378. VETERANS’ EXEMPTIONS 19 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.288 |
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| 29 | 29 | | (a) No fees shall be charged an honorably discharged to a veteran of the 1 |
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| 30 | 30 | | U.S. Armed Forces who received a discharge under other than dishonorable 2 |
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| 31 | 31 | | conditions and is a resident of the State of Vermont for the registration of a 3 |
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| 32 | 32 | | motor vehicle that the veteran has acquired with financial assistance from the 4 |
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| 33 | 33 | | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, or for the registration of a motor vehicle 5 |
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| 34 | 34 | | owned by him or her the veteran during his or her the veteran’s lifetime 6 |
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| 35 | 35 | | obtained as a replacement thereof, when his or her the veteran’s application is 7 |
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| 36 | 36 | | accompanied by a copy of an approved VA Form 21-4502 issued by the U.S. 8 |
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| 37 | 37 | | Department of Veterans Affairs certifying him or her the veteran to be entitled 9 |
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| 38 | 38 | | to the financial assistance. 10 |
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| 39 | 39 | | (b) A veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces who received a discharge under 11 |
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| 40 | 40 | | other than dishonorable conditions and is a resident of the State of Vermont 12 |
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| 41 | 41 | | shall be entitled to a 50 percent reduction of the registration fees owed under 13 |
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| 42 | 42 | | sections 361 (pleasure cars), 364 (motorcycles), 364a (motor-driven cycles), 14 |
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| 43 | 43 | | 364b (all-surface vehicles), 373 (exhibition vehicles), 382 (diesel-powered 15 |
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| 44 | 44 | | pleasure cars), 3204 (snowmobiles), 3204a (antique snowmobiles), 16 |
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| 45 | 45 | | 3305 (motorboats), and 3504 (all-terrain vehicles) of this title and 3 V.S.A. 17 |
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| 46 | 46 | | § 2822(m) (Clean Air Fund) when the veteran’s registration form or renewal 18 |
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| 47 | 47 | | registration form is accompanied by a copy of an approved DD Form 214. 19 |
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| 48 | 48 | | This reduction in registration fees shall be available if the veteran is listed as 20 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.288 |
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| 53 | 53 | | an owner or co-owner of the motor vehicle on any registration forms filed with 1 |
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| 54 | 54 | | the Department of Motor Vehicles. 2 |
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| 55 | 55 | | (c) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, a veteran of the U.S. 3 |
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| 56 | 56 | | Armed Forces who received a discharge under other than dishonorable 4 |
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| 57 | 57 | | conditions and is a resident of the State of Vermont shall be entitled to one 100 5 |
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| 58 | 58 | | percent reduction of the registration fees listed in subsection (b) per calendar 6 |
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| 59 | 59 | | year when the veteran’s registration form or renewal registration form is 7 |
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| 60 | 60 | | accompanied by a copy of an approved DD Form 214, provided that the 8 |
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| 61 | 61 | | veteran is not already receiving a fee exemption under subsection (a) of this 9 |
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| 62 | 62 | | section. This reduction in registration fees shall be available if the veteran is 10 |
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| 63 | 63 | | listed as an owner or co-owner of the motor vehicle on any registration forms 11 |
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| 64 | 64 | | filed with the Department of Motor Vehicles. 12 |
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| 65 | 65 | | Sec. 2. 31 V.S.A. § 1304 is amended to read 13 |
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| 66 | 66 | | § 1304. ALLOCATION OF REVENUES TO SPORTS WAGERING 14 |
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| 67 | 67 | | ENTERPRISE FUND 15 |
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| 68 | 68 | | The revenues and fees received by the Department pursuant to this chapter 16 |
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| 69 | 69 | | shall be deposited in the Sports Wagering Enterprise Fund, except for an 17 |
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| 70 | 70 | | amount necessary to offset the amount of foregone vehicle registration fees 18 |
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| 71 | 71 | | pursuant to 23 V.S.A. § 378, which shall be deposited in the Transportation 19 |
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| 77 | 77 | | Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 1 |
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| 78 | 78 | | This act shall take effect on January 1, 2026. 2 |
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