General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5799 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1504 *01504* Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: REP. WOOD, 141st Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5799 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1504 *01504* Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: REP. WOOD, 141st Dist. AN ACT EXEMPTING A PORTION OF BUSINESSES' TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY FROM THE PROPERTY TAX. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That chapter 203 of the general statutes be amended to exempt the first ten thousand dollars of a business's tangible personal property from the property tax. Statement of Purpose: To reduce the tax burden on businesses by exempting the first ten thousand dollars of a business's tangible personal property from the property tax.