General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5226 February Session, 2016 LCO No. 282 *00282* Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: REP. BUCK-TAYLOR, 67th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5226 February Session, 2016 LCO No. 282 *00282* Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: REP. BUCK-TAYLOR, 67th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE ALLOCATION OF THE REAL ESTATE CONVEYANCE TAX. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 12-494 of the general statutes be amended to reduce the state portion of the real estate conveyance tax from three-fourths of one per cent to one-half of one per cent, and increase the municipal portion of such tax from one-fourth of one per cent to one-half of one per cent. Statement of Purpose: To reduce the state portion of the real estate conveyance tax and increase the municipal portion of such tax.