LCO No. 6948 1 of 15 General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7269 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 6948 Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: (FIN) AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTION FOR A PORTION OF THE RENT PAID BY CERTAIN TAXPAYERS FOR A PRIMARY RESIDENCE IN THE STATE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2026, and applicable to taxable 1 years commencing on or after January 1, 2026) (a) As used in this section, 2 (1) "condominium" has the same meaning as provided in section 47-68a 3 of the general statutes, (2) "common interest community" has the same 4 meaning as provided in section 47-202 of the general statutes, (3) "hotel", 5 "lodging" and "bed and breakfast establishment" have the same 6 meanings as provided in section 12-407 of the general statutes and 7 "short-term rental" has the same meaning as provided in section 12-408h 8 of the general statutes, (4) "mobile manufactured home" has the same 9 meaning as provided in section 12-63a of the general statutes, and (5) 10 "resident of this state" has the same meaning as provided in subdivision 11 (1) of subsection (a) of section 12-701 of the general statutes. 12 (b) (1) For the taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2026, 13 and prior to January 1, 2032, any resident of this state who is subject to 14 Raised Bill No. 7269 LCO No. 6948 2 of 15 the tax imposed by chapter 229 of the general statutes, meets the income 15 thresholds set forth in subsection (d) of this section and rents property 16 in the state as such resident's primary residence pursuant to a rental or 17 lease agreement shall be allowed a subtraction under subparagraph 18 (B)(xxxvi) of subdivision (20) of subsection (a) of section 12-701 of the 19 general statutes, as amended by this act, of a percentage of the amount 20 of rent paid for such property for the taxable year by such resident to 21 the landlord. 22 (2) For the purposes of this subsection: 23 (A) "Rent" includes (i) the amount of heat, hot water, gas, electricity, 24 furniture or parking if the landlord makes no separate charge for such 25 items, and (ii) the rental of a mobile manufactured home or of the 26 leasehold site being occupied by the taxpayer's mobile manufactured 27 home, or both. 28 (B) "Rent" does not include (i) amounts paid as a security deposit or 29 amounts paid for the last month's rent upon entering into a rental or 30 lease agreement, unless such amounts are applied to unpaid rent, (ii) 31 payments by a tenant-stockholder of a cooperative housing corporation 32 to such corporation, (iii) payments by a tenant or an owner of a 33 condominium or a unit in a common interest community to the 34 respective unit owner association, (iv) consideration paid for the 35 occupancy of a hotel, lodging house, bed and breakfast establishment or 36 short-term rental, unless such premises are occupied under a rental or 37 lease agreement, or (v) payment in kind by the tenant to the landlord. 38 (c) The percentages and maximum amounts for the subtraction 39 allowed under subsection (b) of this section shall be as follows: 40 (1) For a taxpayer filing as an unmarried individual, a married 41 individual filing separately or a head of household, whose federal 42 adjusted gross income is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, or for 43 taxpayers filing as married individuals filing jointly whose federal 44 adjusted gross income is less than one hundred twenty-five thousand 45 Raised Bill No. 7269 LCO No. 6948 3 of 15 dollars, fifty per cent, not to exceed four thousand dollars; 46 (2) For a taxpayer filing as an unmarried individual, a married 47 individual filing separately or a head of household, whose federal 48 adjusted gross income is seventy-five thousand dollars or more but less 49 than one hundred thousand dollars, or for taxpayers filing as married 50 individuals filing jointly whose federal adjusted gross income is one 51 hundred twenty-five thousand dollars or more but less than one 52 hundred fifty thousand dollars, thirty-five per cent, not to exceed two 53 thousand eight hundred dollars; and 54 (3) For a taxpayer filing as an unmarried individual, a married 55 individual filing separately or a head of household, whose federal 56 adjusted gross income is one hundred thousand dollars or more but less 57 than one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars, or for taxpayers filing 58 as married individuals filing jointly whose federal adjusted gross 59 income is one hundred fifty thousand dollars or more but less than one 60 hundred seventy-five thousand dollars, twenty per cent, not to exceed 61 one thousand six hundred dollars. 62 (d) Any taxpayer claiming the subtraction under this section shall 63 provide to the Commissioner of Revenue Services any information or 64 documentation the commissioner may require to substantiate such 65 taxpayer's eligibility for or the amount of such subtraction. 66 Sec. 2. Subparagraph (B) of subdivision (20) of subsection (a) of 67 section 12-701 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is 68 substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2026, and applicable to 69 taxable years commencing on and after January 1, 2026): 70 (B) There shall be subtracted therefrom: 71 (i) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 72 income tax purposes, any income with respect to which taxation by any 73 state is prohibited by federal law; 74 Raised Bill No. 7269 LCO No. 6948 4 of 15 (ii) To the extent allowable under section 12-718, exempt dividends 75 paid by a regulated investment company; 76 (iii) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 77 income tax purposes, the amount of any refund or credit for 78 overpayment of income taxes imposed by this state, or any other state 79 of the United States or a political subdivision thereof, or the District of 80 Columbia; 81 (iv) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 82 income tax purposes and not otherwise subtracted from federal 83 adjusted gross income pursuant to clause (x) of this subparagraph in 84 computing Connecticut adjusted gross income, any tier 1 railroad 85 retirement benefits; 86 (v) To the extent any additional allowance for depreciation under 87 Section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code for property placed in 88 service after September 27, 2017, was added to federal adjusted gross 89 income pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ix) of this subdivision in 90 computing Connecticut adjusted gross income, twenty-five per cent of 91 such additional allowance for depreciation in each of the four 92 succeeding taxable years; 93 (vi) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 94 income tax purposes, any interest income from obligations issued by or 95 on behalf of the state of Connecticut, any political subdivision thereof, 96 or public instrumentality, state or local authority, district or similar 97 public entity created under the laws of the state of Connecticut; 98 (vii) To the extent properly includable in determining the net gain or 99 loss from the sale or other disposition of capital assets for federal income 100 tax purposes, any gain from the sale or exchange of obligations issued 101 by or on behalf of the state of Connecticut, any political subdivision 102 thereof, or public instrumentality, state or local authority, district or 103 similar public entity created under the laws of the state of Connecticut, 104 in the income year such gain was recognized; 105 Raised Bill No. 7269 LCO No. 6948 5 of 15 (viii) Any interest on indebtedness incurred or continued to purchase 106 or carry obligations or securities the interest on which is subject to tax 107 under this chapter but exempt from federal income tax, to the extent that 108 such interest on indebtedness is not deductible in determining federal 109 adjusted gross income and is attributable to a trade or business carried 110 on by such individual; 111 (ix) Ordinary and necessary expenses paid or incurred during the 112 taxable year for the production or collection of income which is subject 113 to taxation under this chapter but exempt from federal income tax, or 114 the management, conservation or maintenance of property held for the 115 production of such income, and the amortizable bond premium for the 116 taxable year on any bond the interest on which is subject to tax under 117 this chapter but exempt from federal income tax, to the extent that such 118 expenses and premiums are not deductible in determining federal 119 adjusted gross income and are attributable to a trade or business carried 120 on by such individual; 121 (x) (I) For taxable years commencing prior to January 1, 2019, for a 122 person who files a return under the federal income tax as an unmarried 123 individual whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is 124 less than fifty thousand dollars, or as a married individual filing 125 separately whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is 126 less than fifty thousand dollars, or for a husband and wife who file a 127 return under the federal income tax as married individuals filing jointly 128 whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is less than 129 sixty thousand dollars or a person who files a return under the federal 130 income tax as a head of household whose federal adjusted gross income 131 for such taxable year is less than sixty thousand dollars, an amount 132 equal to the Social Security benefits includable for federal income tax 133 purposes; 134 (II) For taxable years commencing prior to January 1, 2019, for a 135 person who files a return under the federal income tax as an unmarried 136 individual whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is 137 Raised Bill No. 7269 LCO No. 6948 6 of 15 fifty thousand dollars or more, or as a married individual filing 138 separately whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is 139 fifty thousand dollars or more, or for a husband and wife who file a 140 return under the federal income tax as married individuals filing jointly 141 whose federal adjusted gross income from such taxable year is sixty 142 thousand dollars or more or for a person who files a return under the 143 federal income tax as a head of household whose federal adjusted gross 144 income for such taxable year is sixty thousand dollars or more, an 145 amount equal to the difference between the amount of Social Security 146 benefits includable for federal income tax purposes and the lesser of 147 twenty-five per cent of the Social Security benefits received during the 148 taxable year, or twenty-five per cent of the excess described in Section 149 86(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code; 150 (III) For the taxable year commencing January 1, 2019, and each 151 taxable year thereafter, for a person who files a return under the federal 152 income tax as an unmarried individual whose federal adjusted gross 153 income for such taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, 154 or as a married individual filing separately whose federal adjusted gross 155 income for such taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, 156 or for a husband and wife who file a return under the federal income tax 157 as married individuals filing jointly whose federal adjusted gross 158 income for such taxable year is less than one hundred thousand dollars 159 or a person who files a return under the federal income tax as a head of 160 household whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is 161 less than one hundred thousand dollars, an amount equal to the Social 162 Security benefits includable for federal income tax purposes; and 163 (IV) For the taxable year commencing January 1, 2019, and each 164 taxable year thereafter, for a person who files a return under the federal 165 income tax as an unmarried individual whose federal adjusted gross 166 income for such taxable year is seventy-five thousand dollars or more, 167 or as a married individual filing separately whose federal adjusted gross 168 income for such taxable year is seventy-five thousand dollars or more, 169 or for a husband and wife who file a return under the federal income tax 170 Raised Bill No. 7269 LCO No. 6948 7 of 15 as married individuals filing jointly whose federal adjusted gross 171 income from such taxable year is one hundred thousand dollars or more 172 or for a person who files a return under the federal income tax as a head 173 of household whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year 174 is one hundred thousand dollars or more, an amount equal to the 175 difference between the amount of Social Security benefits includable for 176 federal income tax purposes and the lesser of twenty-five per cent of the 177 Social Security benefits received during the taxable year, or twenty-five 178 per cent of the excess described in Section 86(b)(1) of the Internal 179 Revenue Code; 180 (xi) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 181 income tax purposes, any amount rebated to a taxpayer pursuant to 182 section 12-746; 183 (xii) To the extent properly includable in the gross income for federal 184 income tax purposes of a designated beneficiary, any distribution to 185 such beneficiary from any qualified state tuition program, as defined in 186 Section 529(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, established and 187 maintained by this state or any official, agency or instrumentality of the 188 state; 189 (xiii) To the extent allowable under section 12-701a, contributions to 190 accounts established pursuant to any qualified state tuition program, as 191 defined in Section 529(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, established and 192 maintained by this state or any official, agency or instrumentality of the 193 state; 194 (xiv) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 195 income tax purposes, the amount of any Holocaust victims' settlement 196 payment received in the taxable year by a Holocaust victim; 197 (xv) To the extent properly includable in the gross income for federal 198 income tax purposes of a designated beneficiary, as defined in section 199 3-123aa, interest, dividends or capital gains earned on contributions to 200 accounts established for the designated beneficiary pursuant to the 201 Raised Bill No. 7269 LCO No. 6948 8 of 15 Connecticut Homecare Option Program for the Elderly established by 202 sections 3-123aa to 3-123ff, inclusive; 203 (xvi) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 204 income tax purposes, any income received from the United States 205 government as retirement pay for a retired member of (I) the Armed 206 Forces of the United States, as defined in Section 101 of Title 10 of the 207 United States Code, or (II) the National Guard, as defined in Section 101 208 of Title 10 of the United States Code; 209 (xvii) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 210 income tax purposes for the taxable year, any income from the discharge 211 of indebtedness in connection with any reacquisition, after December 212 31, 2008, and before January 1, 2011, of an applicable debt instrument or 213 instruments, as those terms are defined in Section 108 of the Internal 214 Revenue Code, as amended by Section 1231 of the American Recovery 215 and Reinvestment Act of 2009, to the extent any such income was added 216 to federal adjusted gross income pursuant to subparagraph (A)(xi) of 217 this subdivision in computing Connecticut adjusted gross income for a 218 preceding taxable year; 219 (xviii) To the extent not deductible in determining federal adjusted 220 gross income, the amount of any contribution to a manufacturing 221 reinvestment account established pursuant to section 32-9zz in the 222 taxable year that such contribution is made; 223 (xix) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 224 income tax purposes, (I) for the taxable year commencing January 1, 225 2015, ten per cent of the income received from the state teachers' 226 retirement system, (II) for the taxable years commencing January 1, 227 2016, to January 1, 2020, inclusive, twenty-five per cent of the income 228 received from the state teachers' retirement system, and (III) for the 229 taxable year commencing January 1, 2021, and each taxable year 230 thereafter, fifty per cent of the income received from the state teachers' 231 retirement system or, for a taxpayer whose federal adjusted gross 232 Raised Bill No. 7269 LCO No. 6948 9 of 15 income does not exceed the applicable threshold under clause (xx) of 233 this subparagraph, the percentage pursuant to said clause of the income 234 received from the state teachers' retirement system, whichever 235 deduction is greater; 236 (xx) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 237 income tax purposes, except for retirement benefits under clause (iv) of 238 this subparagraph and retirement pay under clause (xvi) of this 239 subparagraph, for a person who files a return under the federal income 240 tax as an unmarried individual whose federal adjusted gross income for 241 such taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, or as a 242 married individual filing separately whose federal adjusted gross 243 income for such taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, 244 or as a head of household whose federal adjusted gross income for such 245 taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, or for a husband 246 and wife who file a return under the federal income tax as married 247 individuals filing jointly whose federal adjusted gross income for such 248 taxable year is less than one hundred thousand dollars, (I) for the taxable 249 year commencing January 1, 2019, fourteen per cent of any pension or 250 annuity income, (II) for the taxable year commencing January 1, 2020, 251 twenty-eight per cent of any pension or annuity income, (III) for the 252 taxable year commencing January 1, 2021, forty-two per cent of any 253 pension or annuity income, and (IV) for the taxable years commencing 254 January 1, 2022, and January 1, 2023, one hundred per cent of any 255 pension or annuity income; 256 (xxi) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 257 income tax purposes, except for retirement benefits under clause (iv) of 258 this subparagraph and retirement pay under clause (xvi) of this 259 subparagraph, any pension or annuity income for the taxable year 260 commencing on or after January 1, 2024, and each taxable year 261 thereafter, in accordance with the following schedule, for a person who 262 files a return under the federal income tax as an unmarried individual 263 whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is less than 264 one hundred thousand dollars, or as a married individual filing 265 Raised Bill No. 7269 LCO No. 6948 10 of 15 separately whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is 266 less than one hundred thousand dollars, or as a head of household 267 whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is less than 268 one hundred thousand dollars: 269 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 270 income tax purposes, except for retirement benefits under clause (iv) of 271 this subparagraph and retirement pay under clause (xvi) of this 272 subparagraph, any pension or annuity income for the taxable year 273 commencing on or after January 1, 2024, and each taxable year 274 thereafter, in accordance with the following schedule for married 275 individuals who file a return under the federal income tax as married 276 individuals filing jointly whose federal adjusted gross income for such 277 taxable year is less than one hundred fifty thousand dollars: 278 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% T17 $115,000 but not over $119,999 40.0% T18 $120,000 but not over $124,999 25.0% Raised Bill No. 7269 LCO No. 6948 11 of 15 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 279 expenses, not to exceed ten thousand dollars in the aggregate, incurred 280 by a taxpayer during the taxable year in connection with the donation 281 to another person of an organ for organ transplantation occurring on or 282 after January 1, 2017; 283 (xxiv) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 284 income tax purposes, the amount of any financial assistance received 285 from the Crumbling Foundations Assistance Fund or paid to or on 286 behalf of the owner of a residential building pursuant to sections 8-442 287 and 8-443; 288 (xxv) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 289 income tax purposes, the amount calculated pursuant to subsection (b) 290 of section 12-704g for income received by a general partner of a venture 291 capital fund, as defined in 17 CFR 275.203(l)-1, as amended from time to 292 time; 293 (xxvi) To the extent any portion of a deduction under Section 179 of 294 the Internal Revenue Code was added to federal adjusted gross income 295 pursuant to subparagraph (A)(xiv) of this subdivision in computing 296 Connecticut adjusted gross income, twenty-five per cent of such 297 disallowed portion of the deduction in each of the four succeeding 298 taxable years; 299 (xxvii) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 300 income tax purposes, for a person who files a return under the federal 301 income tax as an unmarried individual whose federal adjusted gross 302 income for such taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, 303 or as a married individual filing separately whose federal adjusted gross 304 Raised Bill No. 7269 LCO No. 6948 12 of 15 income for such taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, 305 or as a head of household whose federal adjusted gross income for such 306 taxable year is less than seventy-five thousand dollars, or for a husband 307 and wife who file a return under the federal income tax as married 308 individuals filing jointly whose federal adjusted gross income for such 309 taxable year is less than one hundred thousand dollars, for the taxable 310 year commencing January 1, 2023, twenty-five per cent of any 311 distribution from an individual retirement account other than a Roth 312 individual retirement account; 313 (xxviii) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 314 income tax purposes, for a person who files a return under the federal 315 income tax as an unmarried individual whose federal adjusted gross 316 income for such taxable year is less than one hundred thousand dollars, 317 or as a married individual filing separately whose federal adjusted gross 318 income for such taxable year is less than one hundred thousand dollars, 319 or as a head of household whose federal adjusted gross income for such 320 taxable year is less than one hundred thousand dollars, (I) for the taxable 321 year commencing January 1, 2024, fifty per cent of any distribution from 322 an individual retirement account other than a Roth individual 323 retirement account, (II) for the taxable year commencing January 1, 2025, 324 seventy-five per cent of any distribution from an individual retirement 325 account other than a Roth individual retirement account, and (III) for 326 the taxable year commencing January 1, 2026, and each taxable year 327 thereafter, any distribution from an individual retirement account other 328 than a Roth individual retirement account. The subtraction under this 329 clause shall be made in accordance with the following schedule: 330 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% Raised Bill No. 7269 LCO No. 6948 13 of 15 T29 $85,000 but not over $87,499 25.0% 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 331 income tax purposes, for married individuals who file a return under 332 the federal income tax as married individuals filing jointly whose 333 federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is less than one 334 hundred fifty thousand dollars, (I) for the taxable year commencing 335 January 1, 2024, fifty per cent of any distribution from an individual 336 retirement account other than a Roth individual retirement account, (II) 337 for the taxable year commencing January 1, 2025, seventy-five per cent 338 of any distribution from an individual retirement account other than a 339 Roth individual retirement account, and (III) for the taxable year 340 commencing January 1, 2026, and each taxable year thereafter, any 341 distribution from an individual retirement account other than a Roth 342 individual retirement account. The subtraction under this clause shall 343 be made in accordance with the following schedule: 344 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 345 Raised Bill No. 7269 LCO No. 6948 14 of 15 income tax purposes, for the taxable year commencing January 1, 2022, 346 the amount or amounts paid or otherwise credited to any eligible 347 resident of this state under (I) the 2020 Earned Income Tax Credit 348 enhancement program from funding allocated to the state through the 349 Coronavirus Relief Fund established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, 350 and Economic Security Act, P.L. 116-136, and (II) the 2021 Earned 351 Income Tax Credit enhancement program from funding allocated to the 352 state pursuant to Section 9901 of Subtitle M of Title IX of the American 353 Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2; 354 (xxxi) For the taxable year commencing January 1, 2023, and each 355 taxable year thereafter, for a taxpayer licensed under the provisions of 356 chapter 420f or 420h, the amount of ordinary and necessary expenses 357 that would be eligible to be claimed as a deduction for federal income 358 tax purposes under Section 162(a) of the Internal Revenue Code but that 359 are disallowed under Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code 360 because marijuana is a controlled substance under the federal 361 Controlled Substance Act; 362 (xxxii) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 363 income tax purposes, for the taxable year commencing on or after 364 January 1, 2025, and each taxable year thereafter, any common stock 365 received by the taxpayer during the taxable year under a share plan, as 366 defined in section 12-217ss; 367 (xxxiii) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 368 income tax purposes, the amount of any student loan reimbursement 369 payment received by a taxpayer pursuant to section 10a-19m; 370 (xxxiv) Contributions to an ABLE account established pursuant to 371 sections 3-39k to 3-39q, inclusive, not to exceed five thousand dollars for 372 each individual taxpayer or ten thousand dollars for taxpayers filing a 373 joint return; [and] 374 (xxxv) To the extent properly includable in gross income for federal 375 income tax purposes, the amount of any payment received pursuant to 376 Raised Bill No. 7269 LCO No. 6948 15 of 15 subsection (c) of section 3-122a; and 377 (xxxvi) For the taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2026, 378 and prior to January 1, 2032, to the extent allowable under section 1 of 379 this act, the applicable percentage and amount as determined under said 380 section of the amount of rent paid by a resident of this state for the 381 taxable year for property rented as such resident's primary residence 382 pursuant to a rental or lease agreement. 383 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 January 1, 2026, and applicable to taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2026 New section Sec. 2 January 1, 2026, and applicable to taxable years commencing on and after January 1, 2026 12-701(a)(20)(B) Statement of Purpose: To establish a personal income tax deduction for a portion of the rent paid for a primary residence in the state by taxpayers who meet certain income thresholds. 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