General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5049 February Session, 2012 LCO No. 199 Referred to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding Introduced by: REP. BACCHIOCHI, 52nd Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5049 February Session, 2012 LCO No. 199 Referred to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding Introduced by: REP. BACCHIOCHI, 52nd Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING A CAP ON THE PETROLEUM PRODUCTS GROSS EARNINGS TAX. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 12-587 of the general statutes be amended to provide that the maximum petroleum products gross earnings tax would be three dollars per gallon. Statement of Purpose: To cap the wholesale gas tax to help lower the high taxes associated with the purchase of gasoline.