General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 594 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 919 Referred to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding Introduced by: SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 594 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 919 Referred to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding Introduced by: SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE INCOME TAX RATE FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That chapter 229 of the general statutes be amended to provide that any person who owns a small business and has added one or more full-time employees in the taxable year shall be subject to a rate of tax on such person's personal income tax of not more than five per cent. Statement of Purpose: To repeal the increase in the income tax rate for small business owners who have created jobs.