General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6132 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 899 *00899* Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: REP. SIMMONS, 144th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6132 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 899 *00899* Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: REP. SIMMONS, 144th Dist. AN ACT EXEMPTING SENIORS' SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS FROM THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That chapter 229 of the general statutes be amended to exempt Social Security benefits received by seniors from the personal income tax. Statement of Purpose: To make it more affordable for seniors to live in Connecticut by exempting their Social Security benefits from the personal income tax.