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Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut bill raises state income tax deduction limits for 529 college savings contributions
Last action · February 4, 2026: Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and BondingSponsors: Rob Sampson and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
Proposed Bill 80 increases state personal income tax deductions for contributions made to state-established 529 qualified tuition programs. Individual taxpayers could deduct up to $7,500, up from the current $5,000 limit. Taxpayers filing joint returns could deduct up to $12,500, up from the current $10,000 limit.
Taxpayers contributing to state-managed 529 education accounts could lower their taxable state income by an additional $2,500 per filing category. This directly alters the out-of-pocket tax liability for savers using the state's specific tuition savings plans.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Individual taxpayers contributing to state 529 programs
Individual savers using state-run 529 plans are eligible to claim a higher maximum personal income tax deduction.
Taxpayers filing joint returns contributing to state 529 programs
Joint filers using state-run 529 plans are eligible to claim a higher maximum personal income tax deduction.
Key Facts
- Increases the personal income tax deduction limit for individual taxpayers contributing to state-established 529 programs from $5,000 to $7,500.
- Increases the personal income tax deduction limit for taxpayers filing a joint return contributing to state-established 529 programs from $10,000 to $12,500.
- Amends section 12-701a of the general statutes.
- Applies specifically to 529 qualified state tuition programs established and maintained by the state.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
1 action- Feb 4, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommitteeReferred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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