MA H3039

Bill

Establishing a local option gas tax

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
04/07/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

By Messrs. Pignatelli of Lenox and Vitolo of Brookline, a petition of Smitty Pignatelli, Tommy Vitolo and others that cities and towns be authorized to establish an excise tax on gasoline. Revenue.

AI Summary

This bill would allow cities and towns in Massachusetts to establish a local excise tax of up to 3 cents per gallon on the sale of gasoline and special fuels (such as diesel) to retail dealers within their jurisdictions. The revenue from this tax would be required to be deposited into a Municipal Fuel Excise Transportation and Stormwater Fund, with one-third of the funds used for road and infrastructure maintenance, one-third for public transportation authorities serving the city or town, and one-third for projects promoting non-single occupancy vehicle transportation options. The bill also requires retail suppliers to report certain information to the state Department of Revenue. The local option gas tax would take effect 30 days after a city or town votes to adopt it, or on the first day of a later calendar quarter as designated by the city or town.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (5)

Smitty Pignatelli (D)*, Tommy Vitolo (D)*, Dylan Fernandes (D), Tami Gouveia (D), Elizabeth Malia (D),

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/03/2023)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3039

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3039
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3039.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2152	Providing for the establishment of sustainable water resource funds	No further action taken	Similar To
H2852	Enabling a local option for a tax on vacant units in residential buildings	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H2943	Providing volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians with a local option real estate tax exemption	Accompanied a study order, see H5279	Similar To
H2957	Relative to exempting municipalities from the gas tax	Accompanied a study order, see H5200	Similar To
H3055	Creating a local option property tax cap for low-income seniors	No further action taken	Similar To
H825	Providing a local option for ranked choice voting in municipal elections	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S1711	To authorize a local option for group retirement classification	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1955	Establishing a tax exemption for municipalities paying for gas	Accompanied a study order, see H5248	Similar To
S244	Relative to gas tax disclosure	Accompanied a study order, see S2666	Similar To
S890	To guarantee a tenant’s first right of refusal	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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