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AB-1058 • 2026

Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax Law: suspension of tax.

Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax Law: suspension of tax.

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Sponsor
Jeff Gonzalez
Last action
Official status
Assembly - Died - Transportation
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill is described as taking effect immediately, but no specific calendar dates for the one-year suspension period are included in the text.

AB-1058: One-Year Pause on Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax

This law pauses the state tax on motor vehicle fuel for one year and requires sellers to pass those savings directly to customers.

What This Bill Does

  • Suspends the current tax on each gallon of motor vehicle fuel sold or moved in the state for one year.
  • Requires businesses that are not end consumers to give all money saved from this tax pause to the final buyer.
  • Makes it an unfair business practice if a seller keeps any savings instead of passing them to the customer.
  • Mandates that fuel sellers provide receipts showing how much tax would have been charged without the suspension.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Sellers of motor vehicle fuels, such as gas stations and distributors.
  • End consumers who purchase fuel for their vehicles.
  • Refineries or terminal racks that remove fuel in the state.

Terms To Know

Unfair business practice
An action that breaks laws against dishonest, unfair, or deceptive ways of doing business.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The specific start and end dates for the one-year suspension are not listed in this summary.
  • The exact dollar amount to be transferred from the General Fund is described only as a 'specified amount' without a number provided here.

Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Assembly - Died - Transportation

Official Summary Text

Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax Law: suspension of tax.