General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5981 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 2525 *02525* Referred to Committee on COMMERCE Introduced by: REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist. REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist. REP. HOYDICK, 120th Dist. REP. MINER, 66th Dist. REP. O'NEILL, 69th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5981 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 2525 *02525* Referred to Committee on COMMERCE Introduced by: REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist. REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist. REP. HOYDICK, 120th Dist. REP. MINER, 66th Dist. REP. O'NEILL, 69th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE ANGEL INVESTOR TAX CREDIT PROGRAM AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 12-704d of the general statutes be amended to require that not less than twenty-five per cent of the annual aggregate amount of angel investor tax credits be awarded to a company or companies that invest in women-owned businesses. Statement of Purpose: To promote investment in women-owned businesses in Connecticut.