General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5796 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1503 *01503* Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: REP. WOOD, 141st Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5796 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1503 *01503* Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: REP. WOOD, 141st Dist. AN ACT INCREASING THE THRESHOLD FOR IMPOSITION OF THE ESTATE TAX. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That title 12 of the general statutes be amended to increase the threshold for imposition of the estate tax to match the federal estate tax filing threshold. Statement of Purpose: To increase the threshold for imposition of the estate tax to match the federal estate tax filing threshold.