Connecticut 2024 2024 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00341 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/28/2024

                       
 
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General Assembly  Raised Bill No. 341  
February Session, 2024 
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY  
 
 
Introduced by:  
(PS)  
 
 
 
 
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A FALLEN OFFICER FUND. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) For purposes of this 1 
section: 2 
(1) "Dependent child" means a child, whether by blood or adoption, 3 
of a police officer who (A) is under the age of twenty-two and was 4 
dependent on the earnings of such officer at the time of such officer's 5 
death, provided a child shall not be considered dependent if such child 6 
provides more than half of such child's own support, is married or is 7 
legally adopted by another person, or (B) is any age and is physically or 8 
mentally incapacitated and was dependent on the earnings of such 9 
officer at the time of such officer's death. 10 
(2) "Killed in the line of duty" means the death of a police officer while 11 
engaged in the performance of such officer's duties, resulting from an 12 
incident, an accident or violence that caused such death or caused 13 
injuries that were the direct or proximate cause of such officer's death, 14 
including any death that is determined to be occupationally related by 15  Raised Bill No.  341 
 
 
 
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a workers' compensation insurance carrier, an employer to whom a 16 
certificate of self-insurance has been issued pursuant to section 31-248 17 
of the general statutes or an administrative law judge for workers' 18 
compensation purposes under chapter 568 of the general statutes. 19 
"Killed in the line of duty" shall not include the death of a police officer 20 
through such officer's own wanton or wilful act. 21 
(3) "Law enforcement unit" has the same meaning as provided in 22 
section 7-294a of the general statutes. 23 
(4) "Police officer" has the same meaning as provided in section 7-24 
294a of the general statutes. 25 
(5) "Surviving family" means any person who is a surviving spouse, 26 
surviving dependent child, surviving child who is not a dependent child 27 
or surviving parent of a police officer killed in the line of duty, or a 28 
surviving individual listed on such officer's most recent beneficiary 29 
form on file with such officer's employing law enforcement unit. 30 
(b) There is established a fund to be known as the "Fallen Officer 31 
Fund". The fund may contain any moneys required by law to be 32 
deposited in the fund and shall be held by the Treasurer separate and 33 
apart from all other moneys, funds and accounts. The interest derived 34 
from the investment of the fund shall be credited to the fund. Amounts 35 
in the fund may be expended by the Comptroller for purposes of 36 
payments pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. Any balance 37 
remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried 38 
forward in the fund for the fiscal year next succeeding. 39 
(c) (1) After receiving notice, in a form and manner as determined by 40 
the Comptroller, from an individual who is a member of the surviving 41 
family of a police officer who was killed in the line of duty, the 42 
Comptroller shall pay, within available appropriations, a one-time lump 43 
sum death benefit totaling one hundred thousand dollars from the fund 44 
established in subsection (b) of this section to such surviving family, in 45 
accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (e) of this 46 
section. Payments shall be made in the order in which notices are 47  Raised Bill No.  341 
 
 
 
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received until the amount in such fund is depleted. 48 
(2) Any payment made pursuant to subdivision (1) of this section 49 
shall be in addition to any other benefits for which individuals of such 50 
officer's surviving family are eligible and such payments shall not be 51 
reduced or offset due to any other benefits, including, but not limited to, 52 
workers' compensation or other survivor benefits. 53 
(d) Not later than July 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the 54 
Comptroller shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of 55 
section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of 56 
the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public 57 
safety and security. Such report shall include a list of all expenditures 58 
made from the fund established by subsection (b) of this section during 59 
the prior year, the current balance of such fund and information 60 
regarding additional amounts needed for such fund. 61 
(e) The Comptroller shall adopt regulations in accordance with the 62 
provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes to implement the 63 
provisions of this section, including, but not limited to, application 64 
procedures and criteria for awarding grants among individuals who are 65 
members of the surviving family, with priority given to awards that 66 
would benefit a dependent child or children and a spouse who is a 67 
member of the surviving family. The Comptroller may implement 68 
policies and procedures necessary to implement the provisions of this 69 
section while in the process of adopting such regulations, provided 70 
notice of intent to adopt such regulations is published in the 71 
eRegulations System not later than twenty days after the date of 72 
implementation of such policies and procedures. Any policies and 73 
procedures implemented under this subsection shall be valid until the 74 
time such regulations are adopted. 75 
Sec. 2. Subparagraph (B) of subdivision (20) of subsection (a) of 76 
section 12-701 of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes is repealed 77 
and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage, and 78 
applicable to taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2024): 79  Raised Bill No.  341 
 
 
 
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(B) There shall be subtracted therefrom: 80 
(i) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 81 
income tax purposes, any income with respect to which taxation by any 82 
state is prohibited by federal law; 83 
(ii) To the extent allowable under section 12-718, exempt dividends 84 
paid by a regulated investment company; 85 
(iii) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 86 
income tax purposes, the amount of any refund or credit for 87 
overpayment of income taxes imposed by this state, or any other state 88 
of the United States or a political subdivision thereof, or the District of 89 
Columbia; 90 
(iv) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 91 
income tax purposes and not otherwise subtracted from federal 92 
adjusted gross income pursuant to clause (x) of this subparagraph in 93 
computing Connecticut adjusted gross income, any tier 1 railroad 94 
retirement benefits; 95 
(v) To the extent any additional allowance for depreciation under 96 
Section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code for property placed in 97 
service after September 27, 2017, was added to federal adjusted gross 98 
income pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ix) of this subdivision in 99 
computing Connecticut adjusted gross income, twenty-five per cent of 100 
such additional allowance for depreciation in each of the four 101 
succeeding taxable years; 102 
(vi) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 103 
income tax purposes, any interest income from obligations issued by or 104 
on behalf of the state of Connecticut, any political subdivision thereof, 105 
or public instrumentality, state or local authority, district or similar 106 
public entity created under the laws of the state of Connecticut; 107 
(vii) To the extent properly includable in determining the net gain or 108 
loss from the sale or other disposition of capital assets for federal income 109  Raised Bill No.  341 
 
 
 
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tax purposes, any gain from the sale or exchange of obligations issued 110 
by or on behalf of the state of Connecticut, any political subdivision 111 
thereof, or public instrumentality, state or local authority, district or 112 
similar public entity created under the laws of the state of Connecticut, 113 
in the income year such gain was recognized; 114 
(viii) Any interest on indebtedness incurred or continued to purchase 115 
or carry obligations or securities the interest on which is subject to tax 116 
under this chapter but exempt from federal income tax, to the extent that 117 
such interest on indebtedness is not deductible in determining federal 118 
adjusted gross income and is attributable to a trade or business carried 119 
on by such individual; 120 
(ix) Ordinary and necessary expenses paid or incurred during the 121 
taxable year for the production or collection of income which is subject 122 
to taxation under this chapter but exempt from federal income tax, or 123 
the management, conservation or maintenance of property held for the 124 
production of such income, and the amortizable bond premium for the 125 
taxable year on any bond the interest on which is subject to tax under 126 
this chapter but exempt from federal income tax, to the extent that such 127 
expenses and premiums are not deductible in determining federal 128 
adjusted gross income and are attributable to a trade or business carried 129 
on by such individual; 130 
(x) (I) For taxable years commencing prior to January 1, 2019, for a 131 
person who files a return under the federal income tax as an unmarried 132 
individual whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is 133 
less than fifty thousand dollars, or as a married individual filing 134 
separately whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is 135 
less than fifty thousand dollars, or for a husband and wife who file a 136 
return under the federal income tax as married individuals filing jointly 137 
whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is less than 138 
sixty thousand dollars or a person who files a return under the federal 139 
income tax as a head of household whose federal adjusted gross income 140 
for such taxable year is less than sixty thousand dollars, an amount 141 
equal to the Social Security benefits includable for federal income tax 142  Raised Bill No.  341 
 
 
 
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purposes; 143 
(II) For taxable years commencing prior to January 1, 2019, for a 144 
person who files a return under the federal income tax as an unmarried 145 
individual whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is 146 
fifty thousand dollars or more, or as a married individual filing 147 
separately whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is 148 
fifty thousand dollars or more, or for a husband and wife who file a 149 
return under the federal income tax as married individuals filing jointly 150 
whose federal adjusted gross income from such taxable year is sixty 151 
thousand dollars or more or for a person who files a return under the 152 
federal income tax as a head of household whose federal adjusted gross 153 
income for such taxable year is sixty thousand dollars or more, an 154 
amount equal to the difference between the amount of Social Security 155 
benefits includable for federal income tax purposes and the lesser of 156 
twenty-five per cent of the Social Security benefits received during the 157 
taxable year, or twenty-five per cent of the excess described in Section 158 
86(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code; 159 
(III) For the taxable year commencing January 1, 2019, and each 160 
taxable year thereafter, for a person who files a return under the federal 161 
income tax as an unmarried individual whose federal adjusted gross 162 
income for such taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, 163 
or as a married individual filing separately whose federal adjusted gross 164 
income for such taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, 165 
or for a husband and wife who file a return under the federal income tax 166 
as married individuals filing jointly whose federal adjusted gross 167 
income for such taxable year is less than one hundred thousand dollars 168 
or a person who files a return under the federal income tax as a head of 169 
household whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is 170 
less than one hundred thousand dollars, an amount equal to the Social 171 
Security benefits includable for federal income tax purposes; and 172 
(IV) For the taxable year commencing January 1, 2019, and each 173 
taxable year thereafter, for a person who files a return under the federal 174 
income tax as an unmarried individual whose federal adjusted gross 175  Raised Bill No.  341 
 
 
 
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income for such taxable year is seventy-five thousand dollars or more, 176 
or as a married individual filing separately whose federal adjusted gross 177 
income for such taxable year is seventy-five thousand dollars or more, 178 
or for a husband and wife who file a return under the federal income tax 179 
as married individuals filing jointly whose federal adjusted gross 180 
income from such taxable year is one hundred thousand dollars or more 181 
or for a person who files a return under the federal income tax as a head 182 
of household whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year 183 
is one hundred thousand dollars or more, an amount equal to the 184 
difference between the amount of Social Security benefits includable for 185 
federal income tax purposes and the lesser of twenty-five per cent of the 186 
Social Security benefits received during the taxable year, or twenty-five 187 
per cent of the excess described in Section 86(b)(1) of the Internal 188 
Revenue Code; 189 
(xi) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 190 
income tax purposes, any amount rebated to a taxpayer pursuant to 191 
section 12-746; 192 
(xii) To the extent properly includable in the gross income for federal 193 
income tax purposes of a designated beneficiary, any distribution to 194 
such beneficiary from any qualified state tuition program, as defined in 195 
Section 529(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, established and 196 
maintained by this state or any official, agency or instrumentality of the 197 
state; 198 
(xiii) To the extent allowable under section 12-701a, contributions to 199 
accounts established pursuant to any qualified state tuition program, as 200 
defined in Section 529(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, established and 201 
maintained by this state or any official, agency or instrumentality of the 202 
state; 203 
(xiv) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 204 
income tax purposes, the amount of any Holocaust victims' settlement 205 
payment received in the taxable year by a Holocaust victim; 206 
(xv) To the extent properly includable in the gross income for federal 207  Raised Bill No.  341 
 
 
 
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income tax purposes of a designated beneficiary, as defined in section 208 
3-123aa, interest, dividends or capital gains earned on contributions to 209 
accounts established for the designated beneficiary pursuant to the 210 
Connecticut Homecare Option Program for the Elderly established by 211 
sections 3-123aa to 3-123ff, inclusive; 212 
(xvi) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 213 
income tax purposes, any income received from the United States 214 
government as retirement pay for a retired member of (I) the Armed 215 
Forces of the United States, as defined in Section 101 of Title 10 of the 216 
United States Code, or (II) the National Guard, as defined in Section 101 217 
of Title 10 of the United States Code; 218 
(xvii) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 219 
income tax purposes for the taxable year, any income from the discharge 220 
of indebtedness in connection with any reacquisition, after December 221 
31, 2008, and before January 1, 2011, of an applicable debt instrument or 222 
instruments, as those terms are defined in Section 108 of the Internal 223 
Revenue Code, as amended by Section 1231 of the American Recovery 224 
and Reinvestment Act of 2009, to the extent any such income was added 225 
to federal adjusted gross income pursuant to subparagraph (A)(xi) of 226 
this subdivision in computing Connecticut adjusted gross income for a 227 
preceding taxable year; 228 
(xviii) To the extent not deductible in determining federal adjusted 229 
gross income, the amount of any contribution to a manufacturing 230 
reinvestment account established pursuant to section 32-9zz in the 231 
taxable year that such contribution is made; 232 
(xix) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 233 
income tax purposes, (I) for the taxable year commencing January 1, 234 
2015, ten per cent of the income received from the state teachers' 235 
retirement system, (II) for the taxable years commencing January 1, 236 
2016, to January 1, 2020, inclusive, twenty-five per cent of the income 237 
received from the state teachers' retirement system, and (III) for the 238 
taxable year commencing January 1, 2021, and each taxable year 239  Raised Bill No.  341 
 
 
 
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thereafter, fifty per cent of the income received from the state teachers' 240 
retirement system or, for a taxpayer whose federal adjusted gross 241 
income does not exceed the applicable threshold under clause (xx) of 242 
this subparagraph, the percentage pursuant to said clause of the income 243 
received from the state teachers' retirement system, whichever 244 
deduction is greater; 245 
(xx) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 246 
income tax purposes, except for retirement benefits under clause (iv) of 247 
this subparagraph and retirement pay under clause (xvi) of this 248 
subparagraph, for a person who files a return under the federal income 249 
tax as an unmarried individual whose federal adjusted gross income for 250 
such taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, or as a 251 
married individual filing separately whose federal adjusted gross 252 
income for such taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, 253 
or as a head of household whose federal adjusted gross income for such 254 
taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, or for a husband 255 
and wife who file a return under the federal income tax as married 256 
individuals filing jointly whose federal adjusted gross income for such 257 
taxable year is less than one hundred thousand dollars, (I) for the taxable 258 
year commencing January 1, 2019, fourteen per cent of any pension or 259 
annuity income, (II) for the taxable year commencing January 1, 2020, 260 
twenty-eight per cent of any pension or annuity income, (III) for the 261 
taxable year commencing January 1, 2021, forty-two per cent of any 262 
pension or annuity income, and (IV) for the taxable years commencing 263 
January 1, 2022, and January 1, 2023, one hundred per cent of any 264 
pension or annuity income; 265 
(xxi) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 266 
income tax purposes, except for retirement benefits under clause (iv) of 267 
this subparagraph and retirement pay under clause (xvi) of this 268 
subparagraph, any pension or annuity income for the taxable year 269 
commencing on or after January 1, 2024, and each taxable year 270 
thereafter, in accordance with the following schedule, for a person who 271 
files a return under the federal income tax as an unmarried individual 272 
whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is less than 273  Raised Bill No.  341 
 
 
 
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one hundred thousand dollars, or as a married individual filing 274 
separately whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is 275 
less than one hundred thousand dollars, or as a head of household 276 
whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is less than 277 
one hundred thousand dollars: 278 
 
T1  
Federal Adjusted Gross Income Deduction 
T2  Less than $75,000 	100.0% 
T3  $75,000 but not over $77,499 	85.0% 
T4  $77,500 but not over $79,999 	70.0% 
T5  $80,000 but not over $82,499 	55.0% 
T6  $82,500 but not over $84,999 	40.0% 
T7  $85,000 but not over $87,499 	25.0% 
T8  $87,500 but not over $89,999 	10.0% 
T9  $90,000 but not over $94,999 	5.0% 
T10  $95,000 but not over $99,999 	2.5% 
T11  $100,000 and over 	0.0% 
 
(xxii) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 279 
income tax purposes, except for retirement benefits under clause (iv) of 280 
this subparagraph and retirement pay under clause (xvi) of this 281 
subparagraph, any pension or annuity income for the taxable year 282 
commencing on or after January 1, 2024, and each taxable year 283 
thereafter, in accordance with the following schedule for married 284 
individuals who file a return under the federal income tax as married 285 
individuals filing jointly whose federal adjusted gross income for such 286 
taxable year is less than one hundred fifty thousand dollars: 287 
 
T12  
Federal Adjusted Gross Income Deduction 
T13  Less than $100,000 	100.0% 
T14  $100,000 but not over $104,999 	85.0% 
T15  $105,000 but not over $109,999 	70.0% 
T16  $110,000 but not over $114,999 	55.0%  Raised Bill No.  341 
 
 
 
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T17  $115,000 but not over $119,999 	40.0% 
T18  $120,000 but not over $124,999 	25.0% 
T19  $125,000 but not over $129,999 	10.0% 
T20  $130,000 but not over $139,999 	5.0% 
T21  $140,000 but not over $149,999 	2.5% 
T22  $150,000 and over 	0.0% 
 
(xxiii) The amount of lost wages and medical, travel and housing 288 
expenses, not to exceed ten thousand dollars in the aggregate, incurred 289 
by a taxpayer during the taxable year in connection with the donation 290 
to another person of an organ for organ transplantation occurring on or 291 
after January 1, 2017; 292 
(xxiv) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 293 
income tax purposes, the amount of any financial assistance received 294 
from the Crumbling Foundations Assistance Fund or paid to or on 295 
behalf of the owner of a residential building pursuant to sections 8-442 296 
and 8-443; 297 
(xxv) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 298 
income tax purposes, the amount calculated pursuant to subsection (b) 299 
of section 12-704g for income received by a general partner of a venture 300 
capital fund, as defined in 17 CFR 275.203(l)-1, as amended from time to 301 
time; 302 
(xxvi) To the extent any portion of a deduction under Section 179 of 303 
the Internal Revenue Code was added to federal adjusted gross income 304 
pursuant to subparagraph (A)(xiv) of this subdivision in computing 305 
Connecticut adjusted gross income, twenty-five per cent of such 306 
disallowed portion of the deduction in each of the four succeeding 307 
taxable years; 308 
(xxvii) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 309 
income tax purposes, for a person who files a return under the federal 310 
income tax as an unmarried individual whose federal adjusted gross 311 
income for such taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, 312 
or as a married individual filing separately whose federal adjusted gross 313  Raised Bill No.  341 
 
 
 
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income for such taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, 314 
or as a head of household whose federal adjusted gross income for such 315 
taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, or for a husband 316 
and wife who file a return under the federal income tax as married 317 
individuals filing jointly whose federal adjusted gross income for such 318 
taxable year is less than one hundred thousand dollars, for the taxable 319 
year commencing January 1, 2023, twenty-five per cent of any 320 
distribution from an individual retirement account other than a Roth 321 
individual retirement account; 322 
(xxviii) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 323 
income tax purposes, for a person who files a return under the federal 324 
income tax as an unmarried individual whose federal adjusted gross 325 
income for such taxable year is less than one hundred thousand dollars, 326 
or as a married individual filing separately whose federal adjusted gross 327 
income for such taxable year is less than one hundred thousand dollars, 328 
or as a head of household whose federal adjusted gross income for such 329 
taxable year is less than one hundred thousand dollars, (I) for the taxable 330 
year commencing January 1, 2024, fifty per cent of any distribution from 331 
an individual retirement account other than a Roth individual 332 
retirement account, (II) for the taxable year commencing January 1, 2025, 333 
seventy-five per cent of any distribution from an individual retirement 334 
account other than a Roth individual retirement account, and (III) for 335 
the taxable year commencing January 1, 2026, and each taxable year 336 
thereafter, any distribution from an individual retirement account other 337 
than a Roth individual retirement account. The subtraction under this 338 
clause shall be made in accordance with the following schedule: 339 
 
T23  
Federal Adjusted Gross Income Deduction 
T24  Less than $75,000 	100.0% 
T25  $75,000 but not over $77,499 	85.0% 
T26  $77,500 but not over $79,999 	70.0% 
T27  $80,000 but not over $82,499 	55.0% 
T28  $82,500 but not over $84,999 	40.0% 
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T30  $87,500 but not over $89,999 	10.0% 
T31  $90,000 but not over $94,999 	5.0% 
T32  $95,000 but not over $99,999 	2.5% 
T33  $100,000 and over 	0.0% 
 
(xxix) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 340 
income tax purposes, for married individuals who file a return under 341 
the federal income tax as married individuals filing jointly whose 342 
federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is less than one 343 
hundred fifty thousand dollars, (I) for the taxable year commencing 344 
January 1, 2024, fifty per cent of any distribution from an individual 345 
retirement account other than a Roth individual retirement account, (II) 346 
for the taxable year commencing January 1, 2025, seventy-five per cent 347 
of any distribution from an individual retirement account other than a 348 
Roth individual retirement account, and (III) for the taxable year 349 
commencing January 1, 2026, and each taxable year thereafter, any 350 
distribution from an individual retirement account other than a Roth 351 
individual retirement account. The subtraction under this clause shall 352 
be made in accordance with the following schedule: 353 
 
T34  
Federal Adjusted Gross Income Deduction 
T35  Less than $100,000 	100.0% 
T36  $100,000 but not over $104,999 	85.0% 
T37  $105,000 but not over $109,999 	70.0% 
T38  $110,000 but not over $114,999 	55.0% 
T39  $115,000 but not over $119,999 	40.0% 
T40  $120,000 but not over $124,999 	25.0% 
T41  $125,000 but not over $129,999 	10.0% 
T42  $130,000 but not over $139,999 	5.0% 
T43  $140,000 but not over $149,999 	2.5% 
T44  $150,000 and over 	0.0% 
 
(xxx) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 354 
income tax purposes, for the taxable year commencing January 1, 2022, 355  Raised Bill No.  341 
 
 
 
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the amount or amounts paid or otherwise credited to any eligible 356 
resident of this state under (I) the 2020 Earned Income Tax Credit 357 
enhancement program from funding allocated to the state through the 358 
Coronavirus Relief Fund established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, 359 
and Economic Security Act, P.L. 116-136, and (II) the 2021 Earned 360 
Income Tax Credit enhancement program from funding allocated to the 361 
state pursuant to Section 9901 of Subtitle M of Title IX of the American 362 
Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2; 363 
(xxxi) For the taxable year commencing January 1, 2023, and each 364 
taxable year thereafter, for a taxpayer licensed under the provisions of 365 
chapter 420f or 420h, the amount of ordinary and necessary expenses 366 
that would be eligible to be claimed as a deduction for federal income 367 
tax purposes under Section 162(a) of the Internal Revenue Code but that 368 
are disallowed under Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code 369 
because marijuana is a controlled substance under the federal 370 
Controlled Substance Act; 371 
(xxxii) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 372 
income tax purposes, for the taxable year commencing on or after 373 
January 1, 2025, and each taxable year thereafter, any common stock 374 
received by the taxpayer during the taxable year under a share plan, as 375 
defined in section 12-217ss; 376 
(xxxiii) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 377 
income tax purposes, the amount of any student loan reimbursement 378 
payment received by a taxpayer pursuant to section 10a-19m; and 379 
(xxxiv) Contributions to an ABLE account established pursuant to 380 
sections 3-39k to 3-39q, inclusive, not to exceed five thousand dollars for 381 
each individual taxpayer or ten thousand dollars for taxpayers filing a 382 
joint return. 383 
(xxxv) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 384 
income tax purposes, the amount of any payment received pursuant to 385 
subsection (c) of section 1 of this act. 386  Raised Bill No.  341 
 
 
 
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Sec. 3. (Effective from passage) The sum of five hundred thousand 387 
dollars is appropriated to the Comptroller from the General Fund, for 388 
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and the sum of five hundred 389 
thousand dollars is appropriated to the Comptroller from the General 390 
Fund, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, for deposit in the Fallen 391 
Officer Fund established pursuant to section 1 of this act. 392 
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following 
sections: 
 
Section 1 from passage New section 
Sec. 2 from passage, and 
applicable to taxable years 
commencing on or after 
January 1, 2024 
12-701(a)(20)(B) 
Sec. 3 from passage New section 
 
Statement of Purpose:   
To establish a Fallen Officer Fund to provide payments to the surviving 
family of a police officer killed in the line of duty. 
[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.]