LCO No. 2643 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6031 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 2643 Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: REP. MESKERS, 150th Dist. AN ACT PHASING OUT THE ESTATE TAX. 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 1 over a five-year period, commencing January 1, 2019. 2 Statement of Purpose: To phase out the estate tax over five years, commencing January 1, 2019.