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S2694 • 2025

An Act promoting fair tax treatment for zero-emission vehicles

An Act promoting fair tax treatment for zero-emission vehicles

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Sponsor
Paul W. Mark
Last action
2026-07-09
Official status
Referred to Senate 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 Mr.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act promoting fair tax treatment for zero-emission vehicles By Mr.
  • Mark, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 2694) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Paul W.
  • Mark, Joanne M.

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  • 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. 2026-07-09 Senate

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

  2. 2026-04-24 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 05/04/2026 from 09:00 AM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only

  3. 2026-04-01 Senate

    Reporting date extended to Thursday June 25, 2026

  4. 2025-11-03 House

    House concurred

  5. 2025-09-18 Senate

    Rules suspended

  6. 2025-09-18 Senate

    Referred to the committee on Revenue

  7. 2025-09-15 Senate

    Referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently

Official Summary Text

An Act promoting fair tax treatment for zero-emission vehicles
By Mr. Mark, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2694) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Paul W. Mark, Joanne M. Comerford and Joan B. Lovely for legislation to promote fair tax treatment for zero-emission vehicles. Revenue.
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.2694

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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