Bill Text: CT SB00634 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut Senate Bill 634 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Establishing A Property Tax Credit For Senior Citizen Volunteers.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-25 - Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding [SB00634 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-SB00634-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 634*
*January Session, 2017*		LCO No. 1118
		01118
Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING
Introduced by:
SEN. MARTIN, 31st Dist.

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PROPERTY TAX CREDIT FOR SENIOR CITIZEN VOLUNTEERS.

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

That chapter 203 of the general statutes be amended to require municipalities to provide a property tax credit to senior citizens who volunteer in the municipality in which they reside, available on a sliding scale based upon the number of volunteer hours completed and not to exceed two thousand dollars per year.

Statement of Purpose:

To incentivize senior citizens to volunteer in their communities by providing tax relief.