An Act to replace the motor vehicle excise tax with a gas tax adjustment
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/12/2026 | House | Accompanied a study order, see H5204↗ |
| 10/17/2025 | Joint | Hearing rescheduled to 10/17/2025 from 10:00 AM-10:30 AM in A-2 and Virtual — Hearing updated to New End Time |
| 10/7/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 10/17/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Revenue |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J26 | Accompanied | — |
Chapter 60A of the General Laws is hereby repealed.
Section 3A of said chapter 64A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the first paragraph the following paragraph:- Each municipality shall submit to the department of revenue a comprehensive list of all vehicles registered within its jurisdiction, along with a calculation of the revenue that would have been collected under Chapter 60A had it been in effect. The commissioner shall use this information, in addition to forecasting if necessary, to calculate an adjustment to the tax per gallon necessary to collect the total estimated amount of revenue that would have been collected by all municipalities had the provisions of Chapter 60A been in effect. The commissioner shall then dispense to each municipality the amount that the municipality would have collected had Chapter 60A been in effect.
SECTION 1. Chapter 60A of the General Laws is hereby repealed. SECTION 2. Section 3A of said chapter 64A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the first paragraph the following paragraph:- Each municipality shall submit to the department of revenue a comprehensive list of all vehicles registered within its jurisdiction, along with a calculation of the revenue that would have been collected under Chapter 60A had it been in effect. The commissioner shall use this information, in addition to forecasting if necessary, to calculate an adjustment to the tax per gallon necessary to collect the total estimated amount of revenue that would have been collected by all municipalities had the provisions of Chapter 60A been in effect. The commissioner shall then dispense to each municipality the amount that the municipality would have collected had Chapter 60A been in effect.