BILL · 2023–24 SESSION

SB 5281: Aircraft fuel excise tax

Modifying the aircraft fuel excise tax.

Summary

Repeals the aircraft fuel excise tax exemption for fuel associated with domestic commercial aircraft operators.
Imposes a $0.05 aircraft fuel excise tax on fuel associated with domestic commercial aircraft operators.
Deposits all the aircraft fuel excise tax generated from domestic commercial aircraft operators into the newly created Commercial Aviation Mitigation Account.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to modifying the aircraft fuel excise tax;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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