LCO No. 2115 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5550 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 2115 Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: REP. CARNEY, 23 rd Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE QUALIFYING INCOME THRESHOLDS FOR CERTAIN PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTIONS FOR MARRIED INDIVIDUALS FILING JOINTLY. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 12-701 of the general statutes be amended to increase, for 1 married individuals filing jointly, the qualifying income thresholds for 2 the personal income tax deductions for Social Security benefits, pension 3 and annuity income and distributions to less than one hundred fifty 4 thousand dollars, and adjust the applicable phase-outs to two hundred 5 thousand dollars. 6 Statement of Purpose: To increase, for married individuals filing jointly, the qualifying income thresholds for the personal income tax deductions for Social Security benefits, pension and annuity income and distributions and adjust the applicable phase-outs accordingly.