3/12/09-House lawmakers voted 82-17 to send a bill to the Senate that would freeze the state’s fuel tax. It now moves to the Senate.
HB374 would prevent the state’s tax on gasoline and diesel from falling by 4 cents per gallon starting April 1.
The tax is scheduled to dip from its current rate of 22.5 cents per gallon for gasoline and 19.5 cents per gallon for diesel because a portion of the tax is pegged to the wholesale price of fuel, which has plunged in the past nine months.
The bill is in the Senate Rules Committee.
For bill status, call 502-564-8100. In Kentucky, call 866-840-2835.