Committee debates electric-vehicle tax language, defers final action to Thursday

The House Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Committee spent extended time reviewing an electric‑vehicle tax and decal bill that would move measurement of alternative‑fuel taxation from gasoline‑gallon equivalents to kilowatt‑hours (kWh), add new definitions for electric vehicles and charging infrastructure, and impose a per‑kWh license tax and decal fees.

Wayne Hassinger of YDOT's Fuel Tax Administration and Kimberly Peters presented the bill and described the agency's approach: eliminate gasoline‑gallon‑equivalent language, require metering at fast‑charging stations, require suppliers and dealers to display pricing in the appropriate unit, and establish a tax rate expressed in kilowatt‑hours. Hassinger summarized the proposed tax mechanics as moving to kWh measurement and said the agency favors…