General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 83
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 861
*00861*
Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Introduced by:
SEN. MARTIN, 31st Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 83
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 861
*00861*
Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Introduced by:
SEN. MARTIN, 31st Dist.
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SENIOR CITIZEN VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROPERTY TAX CREDIT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That chapter 203 of the general statutes be amended to require municipalities to provide a property tax credit to senior citizens who volunteer in the municipality in which they reside. Such credit shall be awarded on a sliding scale based on the number of hours volunteered, provided no such credit shall exceed two thousand dollars.
Statement of Purpose:
To incentivize senior citizens to volunteer in their community by providing property tax relief.