Motor fuels tax rate; converts rate of taxation from cents per gallon to a percentage rate. (HB1413)
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Description
Motor fuels tax rate. Converts the rate of taxation on motor fuels from cents per gallon to a percentage rate. The bill provides that the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles shall calculate the percentage rate in an amount that will most closely yield the amount of cents per gallon being charged on the applicable motor fuel prior to the effective date of the bill. Thereafter, the percentage rates would not change, but would be applied against the average price per gallon of the fuel, less federal and state taxes, as determined by the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles over rolling six-month periods, to determine the cents to be charged. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 09/27/2010 | Committee |
| 09/27/2010 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100166D |
| 09/27/2010 | Referred to Committee on Finance |
| 01/17/2011 | Assigned Finance sub: #1 |
| 01/26/2011 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1413) |
| 01/31/2011 | Subcommittee recommends no action |
| 02/08/2011 | Left in Finance |
Comments
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Bearing Drift opposes this bill as it will only add a greater burden to the taxpayer as gas prices rise, effectively amounting to a tax increase with every upward change in gas price.
Linking the state gasoline tax to the cost of fuel provides an increase in revenues for use in Commonwealth transportation projects. Our infrastructure requires this.
The converse is also true, every decrease in gas costs will result in a tax decrease.
Any other ideas about how to pay for roads? When was the last time the state gas tax was raised (currenty 19.5 cents/gal)? Cars are getting better mileage (hence less gas tax revs), but better mileage doesn't really translate into less damage to roads per mile driven.