3/7/06-A bill in the House has died that sought to drop the state’s per gallon tax on gasoline and diesel near the state’s borders.
The measure remained in the House Transportation Committee at the deadline to advance from the chamber to the Senate.
Sponsored by Rep. Gary Hayzlett, R-Lakin, the measure called for setting up a “competitive border tax zone” within 3,000 feet of a state line or for any city when its boundaries include a state line.
H2822 would have reduced the state’s per gallon tax on gasoline and diesel to just 1 cent above the price charged in a neighboring state. The savings could have been as much as 6 cents for gasoline and 11 cents for diesel.
Kansas now charges 24 cents per gallon for gasoline and 26 cents for diesel. Reducing the price along the state’s borders would have more closely resembled the per gallon taxes of Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma.

2/27/06-A bill in the House Transportation Committee would drop the state’s per-gallon tax on gasoline and diesel near the state’s borders.
Sponsored by House Transportation Committee Chairman Gary Hayzlett, R-Lakin, H2822 would set up a “competitive border tax zone” within 3,000 feet of a state line or for any city when its boundaries include a state line.
The bill would reduce the state’s per gallon tax on gasoline and diesel to just 1 cent above the price charged in a neighboring state. The savings could be as much as 6 cents for gasoline and 11 cents for diesel.
Kansas now charges 24 cents per gallon for gasoline and 26 cents for diesel. Reducing the price along the state’s borders would more closely resemble the per gallon taxes of Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma.
In Colorado, the per-gallon tax on gasoline is 22 cents and 20.5 cents for diesel. Missouri’s per gallon taxes on gasoline and diesel are 17 cents while Nebraska charges 24.6 cents. In Oklahoma, the per-gallon tax on gasoline is 17 cents and 14 cents for diesel.
For bill status, call (785) 296-2149. In Kansas, call 1-800-432-3924.