General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5176 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 163 *00163* Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY Introduced by: REP. O'NEILL, 69th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5176 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 163 *00163* Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY Introduced by: REP. O'NEILL, 69th Dist. AN ACT INCREASING THE MUNICIPAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR LOCAL VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICE PERSONNEL. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That subdivision (2) of section 12-81w of the general statutes be amended to increase the amount to be divided by the mill rate to two million dollars in 2017 and to three million dollars in 2018. Statement of Purpose: To authorize municipalities to increase the property tax exemption for local volunteer emergency service personnel.