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Senate Transportation debates hybrid-vehicle amendment scope, agrees to draft two versions and consult finance
Summary
Senate Transportation discussed an amendment referenced in the transcript as "9 44," debating whether to include all hybrid vehicles or limit coverage to plug-in hybrids and whether to pair the change with a fuel-tax credit; the committee agreed to have staff draft two amendment versions and confer with the finance committee within 24 hours.
The Senate Transportation committee spent its May 5 meeting hashing out the scope of an amendment referenced in the transcript as "9 44," debating whether the change should cover all hybrid vehicles or be limited to plug-in hybrids and whether to include a fuel-tax credit tied to the proposal. Chair said the preference was to advance a version covering "all hybrids."
The issue centers on fairness in gas-tax revenue: one committee member argued lawmakers are trying to capture vehicles that are paying less in gas tax than others and urged a broader approach until program details are available. "Any line we draw in the sand might be confusing, but, hopefully, we'll get…
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