General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5013 February Session, 2016 LCO No. 153 *00153* Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: REP. HARDING, 107th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5013 February Session, 2016 LCO No. 153 *00153* Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: REP. HARDING, 107th Dist. AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TAX CREDIT FOR BUSINESSES THAT HIRE UNEMPLOYED OR SELF-EMPLOYED PERSONS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to provide a tax credit, capped at a fixed amount, to businesses that hire a person who was previously (1) collecting unemployment benefits for six months or more, or (2) self-employed. Statement of Purpose: To provide a tax credit to businesses hiring unemployed or self-employed persons.