General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 417 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1933 *01933* Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: SEN. KISSEL, 7th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 417 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1933 *01933* Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: SEN. KISSEL, 7th Dist. AN ACT PHASING OUT THE ESTATE TAX OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to phase out the estate tax over a five-year period by reducing the tax by twenty per cent each year. Statement of Purpose: To phase out the estate tax over a five-year period.