LCO No. 1809 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6173 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 1809 Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: REP. NUCCIO, 53rd Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING QUALIFYING INCOME THRESHOLDS FOR STATE SERVICES AND BENEFITS AND THE CLIFF EFFECT. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to establish, for any state 1 service or benefit with a qualifying income threshold, including, but not 2 limited to, senior housing and property tax relief, the personal income 3 tax deduction of certain retirement income and child care benefits 4 eligibility, income phase-outs to reduce or eliminate the cliff effect. 5 Statement of Purpose: To establish, for any state service or benefit with a qualifying income threshold, income phase-outs to reduce or eliminate the cliff effect.