H4722 • 2025

An Act promoting fair tax treatment for zero-emission vehicles

Taxes

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Sponsor: Sangiolo, Amy Mah
Last action: 2026-03-18
Official status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act promoting fair tax treatment for zero-emission vehicles

An Act promoting fair tax treatment for zero-emission vehicles By Representatives Sangiolo of Newton and Gentile of Sudbury, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Amy Mah Sangiolo relative to taxes for zero-emission vehicles.

What This Bill Does

An Act promoting fair tax treatment for zero-emission vehicles By Representatives Sangiolo of Newton and Gentile of Sudbury, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Amy Mah Sangiolo relative to taxes for zero-emission vehicles.
Revenue.
Status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

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Bill History

2026-03-18 House
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
2026-03-09 House
Reported date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026
2026-01-27 Joint
Hearing rescheduled to 01/27/2026 from 01:00 PM-02:25 PM in A-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
2026-01-16 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 01/27/2026 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 & A-2
2025-11-06 Senate
Senate concurred
2025-11-03 House
Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Revenue
2025-10-08 House
Referred to the committee on House Rules

Official Summary Text

An Act promoting fair tax treatment for zero-emission vehicles
By Representatives Sangiolo of Newton and Gentile of Sudbury, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Amy Mah Sangiolo relative to taxes for zero-emission vehicles. Revenue.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

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Bill H.4722

SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 60A is hereby amended by inserting after the first paragraph the following paragraph: -

“For the purpose of this excise, the list price for the year of manufacture of a zero-emission motor vehicle that is purchased before January 1, 2035 and that is in vehicle classes 3 through 8, as defined by the Federal Highway Administration, shall be deemed to be the lesser of the actual list price or the median list price, as determined by the commissioner, of internal combustion engine motor vehicles of the same class, type and year of manufacture.”

SECTION 2. Section 25 of chapter 64H is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following:-

“For the purposes of this chapter, the receipts from the sale at retail of a zero-emission motor vehicle that is purchased before January 1, 2035 and that is in vehicle classes 3 through 8, as defined by the Federal Highway Administration, shall be deemed to be the lesser of the actual sales price or the median sales price, as determined by the commissioner, of internal combustion engine motor vehicles of the same class, type and year of manufacture.”

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