Bill Text: CT HB05717 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Establishing A Tax Deduction For Student Loan Interest Paid.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-17 - Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding [HB05717 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-HB05717-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5717
January Session, 2017		LCO No. 1279
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Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING
Introduced by:
REP. FERRARO, 117th Dist.

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TAX DEDUCTION FOR STUDENT LOAN INTEREST PAID.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That chapter 229 of the general statutes be amended to establish a tax deduction against the personal income tax for the amount of student loan interest paid by the taxpayer.

Statement of Purpose:

To provide relief to residents from student loan debt by establishing a tax deduction against the personal income tax for student loan interest paid.