General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 566 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 2194 Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: SEN. LINARES, 33rd Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 566 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 2194 Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: SEN. LINARES, 33rd Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING A TAX EXEMPTION FOR SMALL BUSINESSES THAT HIRE NEW EMPLOYEES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to provide an exemption of up to thirty per cent of the income from a business entity, provided such income is used to hire new employees. Statement of Purpose: To support small businesses and promote job growth by exempting certain small business income from taxation if the money is used to hire new employees.