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H3033 • 2025

An Act relative to the fuel tax

An Act relative to the fuel tax

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Sponsor
Nicholas A. Boldyga
Last action
2026-04-21
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5313
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to the fuel tax

An Act relative to the fuel tax By Representative Boldyga of Southwick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to the fuel tax By Representative Boldyga of Southwick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3033) of Nicholas A.
  • Boldyga relative to the gasoline and diesel fuel tax.
  • Revenue.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-21 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5313

  2. 2026-03-02 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026

  3. 2026-01-20 House

    Reporting date extended to Friday, February 27, 2026

  4. 2025-10-17 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

  5. 2025-10-07 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/17/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2

  6. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Revenue

  7. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to the fuel tax
By Representative Boldyga of Southwick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3033) of Nicholas A. Boldyga relative to the gasoline and diesel fuel tax. Revenue.

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Bill H.3033

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, Section 12 of chapter 64A of the General Laws, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

"Any sale of fuel for automotive use, including but not limited to unleaded gasoline and diesel fuel, by a distributor to any public or private entity, or private person in the commonwealth shall be exempt from the tax per gallon contained in this chapter until such time as the average price of a gallon of unleaded gasoline, as calculated in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, is less than one dollar and zero cents."

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