General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5043 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 120 Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: REP. LAVIELLE, 143rd Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5043 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 120 Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: REP. LAVIELLE, 143rd Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE PHASE-OUT OF THE ESTATE TAX. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to phase out the estate tax. Statement of Purpose: To phase out the estate tax and remove the tax consequences of dying.