HB 898 — An Act amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in weights and measures, providing for automotive fuel and diesel fuel tax transparency; and imposing duties on the Department of Agriculture.

PRINTER'S NO.   940

                      THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                          HOUSE BILL
                          No. 898
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY BONNER, HAMM, KAUFFMAN, GAYDOS, ANDERSON AND
        GILLEN, MARCH 13, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS,
        MARCH 13, 2025


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

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




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