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HB05084 • 2026

AN ACT ELIMINATING THE HIGHWAY USE TAX.

AN ACT ELIMINATING THE HIGHWAY USE TAX.

Taxes
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Rep. Mitch Bolinsky, 106th Dist.
Last action
2026-02-09
Official status
Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details about revenue replacement or changes in collection methods.

Act Eliminating Highway Use Tax

This act removes the highway use tax from state laws.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes the highway use tax from state laws.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Drivers who pay the highway use tax.
  • The government agency that collects this tax.

Terms To Know

Highway Use Tax
A special tax drivers have to pay for using certain highways.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify how the loss of revenue from this tax will be handled.
  • The exact date when this act becomes law is not given.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-09 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding

Official Summary Text

To eliminate the highway use tax.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
LCO No. 655 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5084
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 655

Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND
BONDING

Introduced by:
REP. BOLINSKY, 106th Dist.

AN ACT ELIMINATING THE HIGHWAY USE TAX.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That section 12-493a of the general statutes be amended to eliminate 1
the highway use tax. 2
Statement of Purpose:
To eliminate the highway use tax.