General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 575 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1429 Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: SEN. CHAPIN, 30th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 575 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1429 Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: SEN. CHAPIN, 30th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING A SALES TAX EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 12-412 of the general statutes be amended to restore the sales tax exemption for clothing and footwear costing less than fifty dollars. Statement of Purpose: To exempt basic articles of clothing and footwear from the state sales tax.