General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5871 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1416 Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: REP. ACKERT, 8th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5871 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1416 Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: REP. ACKERT, 8th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING GASOLINE TAXES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to combine the petroleum products gross earnings tax and the motor vehicle fuels tax, and impose one tax on a per-gallon basis. Statement of Purpose: To combine the two taxes reflected in gasoline prices.