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Committee advances gas tax increase to shore up road funding after long debate
Summary
The committee recommended SB76, a proposal to raise the state gas tax from 17¢ to 23¢ per gallon (special fuel 21¢ to 26¢) effective July 1, 2026, on a 6–4 vote after extensive questioning about project backlog, distribution of revenues and interactions with other climate-related rules.
The Senate Tax, Business and Transportation Committee voted 6–4 to recommend SB76, which would increase the state gasoline tax from 17¢ to 23¢ per gallon and raise the special fuels tax from 21¢ to 26¢ per gallon effective July 1, 2026.
Sponsor testimony framed the measure as a user-fee solution to a multi-billion-dollar road maintenance shortfall. “If we don't put money into the road fund, we don't…
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