LCO No. 2040 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 710 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 2040 Referred to Committee on COMMERCE Introduced by: SEN. KELLY, 21st Dist. SEN. FORMICA, 20th Dist. AN ACT CREATING INCENTIVES FOR DEFENSE CONTRACTORS TO CREATE JOBS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to require the Department of 1 Economic and Community Development to establish a program to 2 provide incentives, including, but not limited to, sales tax exemptions 3 and research and development tax credits to defense contractors and 4 subcontractors that are headquartered in the state and make long-term 5 commitments to maintain and grow jobs in the state. 6 Statement of Purpose: To establish a program to provide incentives to defense contractors and subcontractors that are headquartered in the state and make long-term commitments to maintain and grow jobs in the state.