Gas Tax Suspension Resolution

At a glance

• What: Docket No. 1828, a late-filed resolution supporting Governor Healey's proposal to temporarily suspend the state gas tax, offered by Culpepper, Flynn, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Murphy and Worrell.
• Where it stands: adopted on September 23, 2026 on a split vote: 9 yes, 1 no and 3 present.
• Why it matters: one of the few contested resolutions in these meetings.

The vote

• The rules were suspended on the motion of Culpepper and Flynn. Yeas 9: Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Murphy, Pepén, Weber, Worrell. Nay 1: Durkan. Present 3: Louijeune, Mejia, Santana.
• The minutes record no debate.

Sources

• September 23, 2026 City Council minutes: https://boston.legistar1.com/boston/meetings/2026/9/14248_M_City_Council_26-09-23_Meeting_Minutes.pdf
• 2026-09-23 - City Council

Log

2026-09-23 - City Council

Late-filed resolution adopted 9-1-3. Video: backs a two-month suspension of the 24-cent state gas tax with about $120 million replaced; Durkan opposed it as a threat to Fair Share funding.