General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5067 February Session, 2016 LCO No. 258 *00258* Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: REP. MCCARTY, 38th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5067 February Session, 2016 LCO No. 258 *00258* Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: REP. MCCARTY, 38th Dist. AN ACT PHASING OUT THE HOSPITAL TAX AND REPEALING THE AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTER TAX. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That chapter 211a of the general statutes be amended to (1) phase out the hospital tax over a three-year period beginning January 1, 2017, and (2) repeal the ambulatory surgical center tax. Statement of Purpose: To (1) phase out the hospital tax over a three-year period beginning January 1, 2017, and (2) repeal the ambulatory surgical center tax.