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Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut bill proposes exempting Social Security benefits from state income tax or indexing income thresholds to inflation
Last action · February 11, 2026: Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and BondingSponsors: Derek Slap and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
State lawmakers are considering a measure to either completely exempt Social Security benefits from the personal income tax for all taxpayers or adjust income thresholds for existing tax deductions based on changes in the .
Taxpayers receiving Social Security benefits could see lower state income tax liabilities or expanded eligibility for deductions depending on which policy option is advanced.
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.
Taxpayers receiving Social Security benefits
Their personal income tax liabilities could be reduced if benefits are fully exempted or if qualifying income thresholds are adjusted with inflation.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
1 action- Feb 11, 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 45)
- Controversy30Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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