Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H3034: An Act establishing a farm fuel tax rebate
Status: Failed, March 16, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
SECTION 1. Farms, as defined under MGL Chapter 128 Section 1A, shall be eligible for a rebate of fuel taxes paid for the operation of farm equipment. Farm equipment means all machines and tools that are used in the production, harvesting, and care of agricultural or horticultural products and processes, and includes trailers that are used to transport agricultural produce or agricultural production materials between a local place of storage or supply and the farm and to the end markets, agricultural tractors, Trucks, ATVs, threshing machinery, hay-baling machinery, corn shellers, hammermills, and machinery used in the production of horticultural, agricultural, and vegetable products. SECTION 2. The Commissioner shall publish a list of equipment eligible for a fuel tax rebate and shall prescribe the process by which a farm as defined herein shall file for a rebate. No rebate shall be processed until the farm owner or operator shall furnish evidence, on such forms as shall be prescribed by the commissioner, that any tax due under the provisions of this chapter 64 has been paid. The farm owner or operator will be required to keep and submit receipts as proof that said taxes were paid. In no case shall the reimbursement to farms under this section take longer than three months. No interest will be paid on rebates. SECTION 3. The …
Sponsors
- Nicholas Boldyga (R, 3rd Hampden) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Accompanied a study order, see H5237
- : Hearing scheduled for 07/15/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Revenue
Common questions
- What is H3034?
- H3034 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act establishing a farm fuel tax rebate.
- What is the status of H3034?
- Failed as of March 16, 2026. Latest action: Accompanied a study order, see H5237 (March 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored H3034?
- Nicholas Boldyga (R, 3rd Hampden).
- Where is the official record for H3034?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3034
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