LCO No. 717 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5274 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 717 Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: REP. DOUCETTE, 13th Dist. REP. ELLIOTT, 88th Dist. REP. LEMAR, 96th Dist. REP. PHIPPS, 100th Dist. REP. WINKLER, 56th Dist. AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SURCHARGE ON CAPITAL GAINS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That title 12 of the general statutes be amended to establish a 1 surcharge of one and one-half per cent of the net gain from the sale or 2 exchange of capital assets on a taxpayer whose Connecticut adjusted 3 gross income is equal to or greater than the threshold amount specified 4 in section 12-700 of the general statutes for imposition of the highest 5 marginal rate on such taxpayer. 6 Statement of Purpose: To establish a surcharge of one and one-half per cent of the net gain from the sale or exchange of capital assets on certain taxpayers.