General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5623 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 815 *00815* Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH Introduced by: REP. BETTS, 78th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5623 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 815 *00815* Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH Introduced by: REP. BETTS, 78th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE PHASE-OUT OF THE HOSPITALS TAX. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That subsection (a) of section 12-263b of the general statutes be amended to phase out the hospitals tax over five years, beginning July 1, 2015. Statement of Purpose: To phase out the hospitals tax.