Senate resources bill would raise gas tax, index fees and add new levies; stakeholders split over equity and program impacts

Committee staff walked senators through the revenue provisions of Senate Bill 5,801 and detailed estimated receipts for each item over a six‑year window.

Brian Moore summarized the largest revenue items on the bill chart: "Beginning 07/01/2025, there would be a 6¢ increase in the current 49.4¢ state fuel tax rate. In the second year ... that total rate ... would be increased by inflation applied to the entire rate." Moore said that fuel‑tax indexing and the initial increase account for about $1.5 billion of the package's six‑year revenues. He also described electric‑vehicle registration increases and indexing (estimated at $452 million), higher title/registration service and filing fees (some of which are retained by subagents and counties), rental‑car tax changes that would apply to…