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Senate advances SB 122 to third reading after debate over motor fuel tax assessment and fiscal note
Summary
SB 122, adjusting how the motor fuel tax is assessed to restore historical practice and address temperature-related volumetric effects, passed on the floor Feb. 19, 1993 and was placed on the third-reading calendar after a roll call (24 ayes, 1 nay, 4 absent).
Senator Mike Dimitryk presented Senate Bill 122 to correct the method of assessing and collecting the motor fuel tax so that taxes are collected on the historical basis used by refiners, which sponsors said will avoid a de facto tax increase caused by seasonal temperature-related volume differences.
Dimitryk described the issue as long-running and said the Revenue & Taxation Committee and interim hearings supported amending the tax code to return to historic collection methods; he argued the present change by the tax commission effectively created a hidden tax increase for some purchasers. Senators raised questions about the fiscal note; the floor referenced a fiscal estimate of approximately $220,000 for FY1994 and $425,000 for FY1995 in reductions to the transportation fund. Dimitryk said staff and the fiscal analyst’s office were working to produce a corrected fiscal note before third reading.
After debate and a call of the question, the Senate recorded 24 ayes, 1 nay and 4 absent; SB 122 was placed on the third reading calendar for future action.
