LCO No. 3837 1 of 2 General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5541 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 3837 Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Introduced by: (PD) AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE WAIVER OF CERTAIN PE NALTIES RELATED TO A GRAND L IST EXEMPTION. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2019) Notwithstanding the provisions of 1 any special act, municipal charter or ordinance or subdivision (76) of 2 section 12-81 of the general statutes, the town of Bloomfield may waive 3 the disqualification for a tax exemption for any corporation otherwise 4 eligible for a 2018 grand list exemption pursuant to said subdivision, 5 provided such corporation requested an extension for filing a 6 declaration of personal property with the assessor, was granted an 7 extended deadline of November 24, 2017, and paid all taxes due by 8 such extended deadline. 9 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 July 1, 2019 New section Committee Bill No. 5541 LCO No. 3837 2 of 2 Statement of Purpose: To permit the town of Bloomfield to waive a late filing penalty and restore a grand list tax exemption for which a corporation is otherwise qualified. [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] Co-Sponsors: REP. ZAWISTOWSKI, 61st Dist. H.B. 5541