SB 607 — An Act amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in weights and measures, providing for fuel and diesel fuel tax transparency.

PRINTER'S NO.   624

                      THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                          SENATE BILL
                          No. 607
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY BROOKS, COLEMAN, PENNYCUICK AND DUSH,
        APRIL 11, 2025

     REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, APRIL 11, 2025


                                      AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 2      Statutes, in weights and measures, providing for fuel and
 3      diesel fuel tax transparency.
 4      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 5   hereby enacts as follows:
 6      Section 1.      Title 3 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
 7   is amended by adding a section to read:
 8   § 4187.9.      Fuel and diesel fuel tax transparency.
 9      (a)   Labeling.--Each retailer of automotive fuel and diesel
10   fuel in this Commonwealth shall label, in a clear and
11   conspicuous manner on an automotive fuel dispenser used to sell
12   or offer or expose for sale automotive fuel or diesel fuel, the
13   following taxes levied to a consumer of automotive fuels or
14   diesel fuel:
15            (1)    Federal liquid fuels tax.
16            (2)    State liquid fuels tax.
17            (3)    Federal diesel fuel tax.
18            (4)    State diesel fuel tax.
 1            (5)   Aggregate Federal liquid fuels tax and State liquid
 2      fuels tax.
 3            (6)   Aggregate Federal diesel fuel tax and State diesel
 4      fuels tax.
 5      (b)   Label maintenance.--The department shall affix and
 6   maintain a label under subsection (a) in a consistent location
 7   on a fueling dispenser under this section. The owner or operator
 8   of a retailer of automotive fuel or diesel fuel in this
 9   Commonwealth shall not be liable for affixing or maintaining a
10   fuels tax label under this section.
11      (c)   Label cost.--The department may not charge a retailer
12   any cost for an initial label or replacement label under
13   subsection (a) if the label becomes illegible or otherwise
14   unable to be affixed to the fuel dispenser.
15      (d)   Label design.--The secretary shall promulgate
16   regulations necessary for the implementation of this section and
17   transmit notice to the Legislative Reference Bureau for
18   publication in the next available issue of the Pennsylvania
19   Bulletin. The secretary shall:
20            (1)   Within 60 days of the effective date of this
21      subsection, design a label that displays, in legible font,
22      the current rate of taxes levied to a consumer of automotive
23      fuel or diesel fuel under subsection (a).
24            (2)   Update the label under paragraph (1) with any
25      changes to the rate of taxes under subsection (a) within 60
26      days of the effective date of the tax rate change and affix
27      the label to a fuel dispenser.
28      (e)   Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
29   words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
30   subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

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 1      "Diesel fuel."    As defined under 75 Pa.C.S. § 9002 (relating
 2   to definitions).
 3      "Federal diesel fuel tax."    The rate of tax levied under 26
 4   U.S.C. § 4081(a)(2)(A)(iii) (relating to imposition of tax) on
 5   diesel fuel as defined under 26 U.S.C. § 4083 (relating to
 6   definitions; special rule; administrative authority).
 7      "Federal liquid fuels tax."     The rate of tax levied under 26
 8   U.S.C. § 4081(a)(2)(A)(i) on gasoline as defined in 26 U.S.C. §
 9   4083.
10      "State diesel fuel tax."    The aggregate rate of tax levied on
11   diesel fuel under 75 Pa.C.S. Chs. 90 (relating to liquid fuels
12   and fuels tax) and 95 (relating to taxes for highway maintenance
13   and construction).
14      "State liquid fuels tax."    The aggregate rate of tax levied
15   under 75 Pa.C.S. Chs. 90 and 95 on liquid fuels as defined under
16   75 Pa.C.S. § 9002.
17      Section 2.   All regulations and parts of regulations are
18   abrogated to the extent of any inconsistency with the provisions
19   of this act.
20      Section 3.   This act shall take effect immediately.




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