马萨诸塞州众议院否决60天燃油税减免提案：以30比122 否决，福尔里弗三名议员分裂投票
马萨诸塞州众议院本周三否决了一项暂停全州每加仑24美分燃油税60天的修正案，以30票赞成、122票反对将其挡下。该提案编号为第160号修正案，附加在总额23.5亿美元的2026财年补充预算法案（众议院第5699号）中一并辩论。该修正案要求加油站在60天内将全额税额让利给消费者，未执行的加油站将构成该州消费者保护法下的不公平或欺诈行为，损失的交通资金则由州对年收入超100万美元人群征收附加税形成的教育与交通基金补足。
提案由共和党众议员托德·斯莫拉提出，全体25名共和党众议员联署，另有一名民主党议员联署，但最终仅有五名民主党人投下赞成票，其中两名来自福尔里弗：艾伦·西尔维亚和史蒂文·奥莱特；同市的民主党议员卡罗尔·菲奥拉投了反对票。
州长莫拉·希利今年9月曾提议暂停燃油税两个月，称财政盈余可覆盖成本而不伤交通资金。众议院筹款委员会主席亚伦·米奇维茨则批评这是"噱头"，质疑批发商是否会把24美分传导给司机，并警告损失的收入将冲击交通项目和MBTA。希利对投票结果表示失望，称将继续争取。据AAA数据，本周全州汽油均价约每加仑4.28美元。今年4月预算辩论中，一项类似的暂停燃油税修正案也曾以132比25被
否决。补充预算随后已送交参议院审议，两院须在11月15日前达成妥协版本。
Massachusetts House Rejects 60-Day Gas Tax Holiday Proposal 30-122: Fall River's Three Representatives Split Their Votes
The Massachusetts House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected an amendment that would have suspended the state's 24-cent-per-gallon gas tax for 60 days, defeating it 30-122. The proposal, Amendment 160, was debated as part of the $2.35 billion FY2026 supplemental budget bill (House Bill 5699). The amendment would have required gas stations to pass the full tax savings to consumers for 60 days, with stations failing to do so committing an unfair or deceptive practice under the state's consumer protection law, and the lost transportation revenue backfilled from the education and transportation fund generated by the state's surtax on incomes over $1 million.
The proposal was offered by Republican Rep. Todd Smola and co-sponsored by all 25 Republican representatives plus one Democratic lawmaker, but in the end only five Democrats voted in favor, two of them from Fall River: Alan Sylvia and Steven Ouellette; the city's other Democratic representative, Carol Fiola, voted no.
Governor Maura Healey proposed a two-month gas tax suspension in September, arguing the fiscal surplus could cover the cost without harming transportation funding. House Ways and Means Chair Aaron Michlewitz criticized the idea as a 'gimmick,' questioning whether wholesalers would pass the 24 cents through to drivers and warning the lost revenue would hit transportation projects and the MBTA. Healey expressed disappointment with the vote and said she would keep pushing. According to AAA, the statewide average gas price this week is about $4.28 per gallon. During April's budget debate, a similar gas tax suspension amendment was also rejected, 132-25. The supplemental budget has been sent to the Senate, and the two chambers must agree on a compromise version by November 15.
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