General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 167 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2104 *02104* Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: SEN. HWANG, 28th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 167 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2104 *02104* Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: SEN. HWANG, 28th Dist. AN ACT PHASING OUT 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 phase out the estate tax over a five-year period, with a reduction each year of twenty per cent of the tax. Statement of Purpose: To phase out the estate tax over a period of five years.