General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5621 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 901 *00901* Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Introduced by: REP. BUMGARDNER, 41st Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5621 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 901 *00901* Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Introduced by: REP. BUMGARDNER, 41st Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING TAXATION OF LAND OWNED BY NONPROFIT HOSPITALS AND PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That title 12 of the general statutes be amended to require nonprofit hospitals and private universities to pay a property tax on one hundred per cent of the assessed value of the land owned by such hospital or university, exclusive of open space. Statement of Purpose: To require nonprofit hospitals and private universities to pay a "land value tax" to the town wherein such property is located.