AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN UNREIMBURSED MEDICAL EXPENSES.

Plain English Breakdown

The source material shows the bill was introduced and referred to a committee in February 2026. It does not confirm if the bill passed both chambers or became law, despite conflicting metadata labels.

Personal Income Tax Deduction for Unreimbursed Medical Expenses

This bill proposes to create a personal income tax deduction for unreimbursed medical expenses that exceed seven and one-half percent of a taxpayer's adjusted gross income.

What This Bill Does

• Amends Chapter 229 of the general statutes to establish a new rule.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill text does not define which specific medical costs qualify as 'unreimbursed medical expenses'.
• No effective date is provided in the source material.
• The official status indicates the bill was referred to a committee, but it has not yet been shown to pass both chambers or become law.

Official Summary Text

To establish a personal income tax deduction for the amount of unreimbursed medical expenses that exceed seven and one-half per cent of a taxpayer's adjusted gross income.

Current Bill Text

LCO No. 139 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5067
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 139

Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND
BONDING

Introduced by:
REP. VEACH, 30th Dist.

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTION
FOR CERTAIN UNREIMBURSED MEDICAL EXPENSES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That chapter 229 of the general statutes be amended to establish a 1
personal income tax deduction for the amount of unreimbursed medical 2
expenses that exceed seven and one -half per cent of a taxpayer's 3
adjusted gross income. 4
Statement of Purpose:
To establish a personal income tax deduction for the amount of
unreimbursed medical expenses that exceed seven and one-half per cent
of a taxpayer's adjusted gross income.