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Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut bill eliminates income limits on state personal income tax deductions for Social Security benefits
Last action · February 4, 2026: Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and BondingSponsors: Jason Perillo and 2 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Proposed Bill No. 78 removes all for personal income tax deductions on Social Security benefits in Connecticut. This change applies to state residents receiving Social Security income who previously faced income caps to qualify for the tax deduction.
All resident Social Security beneficiaries in the state become eligible for the full personal income tax deduction regardless of their overall income level.
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.
Social Security beneficiaries
Tax deductions for Social Security benefits become accessible without income limits.
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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 65)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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