General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 372 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1346 *01346* Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 372 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1346 *01346* Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist. AN ACT ELIMINATING THE GIFT AND ESTATE TAX. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to (1) eliminate the gift tax, and (2) eliminate the estate tax over a five-year period at a rate of twenty per cent each year. Statement of Purpose: To eliminate the gift tax and phase out the estate tax.