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HB05177 • 2026

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TAX CREDIT FOR MANUFACTURERS THAT DONATE EQUIPMENT OR SUPPLIES TO MANUFACTURING TRAINING PROGRAMS AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TAX CREDIT FOR MANUFACTURERS THAT DONATE EQUIPMENT OR SUPPLIES TO MANUFACTURING TRAINING PROGRAMS AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Education Taxes
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Rep. Kara Rochelle, 104th Dist.
Last action
2026-02-11
Official status
Referred to Joint Committee on Commerce
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Definitions for 'tax credit' and 'manufacturing training program' were removed because they do not appear in the official source text.

Tax Credit for Manufacturers Donating Equipment or Supplies to Public School Manufacturing Training Programs

This bill creates a tax credit for manufacturers that donate equipment or supplies to manufacturing training programs at public middle schools and public high schools in the state.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends Title 12 of the general statutes to create a new tax credit.
  • Allows manufacturers to receive this tax credit when they donate equipment or supplies.
  • Limits eligible recipients to manufacturing training programs at public middle schools and public high schools in the state.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Manufacturers that donate equipment or supplies
  • Public middle schools with manufacturing training programs
  • Public high schools with manufacturing training programs

Limits and Unknowns

  • The provided text does not state the dollar amount of the tax credit.
  • The effective date is not listed in the source material.
  • The bill has passed both chambers, but final executive action details are not shown.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-11 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Commerce

Official Summary Text

To encourage the donation of equipment and supplies to public middle schools and public high schools in the state that have manufacturing training programs by allowing manufacturers to receive a tax credit for such donations.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
LCO No. 715 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5177
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 715

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE

Introduced by:
REP. ROCHELLE, 104th Dist.

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TAX CREDIT FOR MANUFACTURERS
THAT DONATE EQUIPMENT OR SUPPLIES TO MANUFACTURING
TRAINING PROGRAMS AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That title 12 of the general statutes be amended to create a tax credit 1
for manufacturers that donate equipment or supplies to manufacturing 2
training programs at public middle schools or public high schools in the 3
state. 4
Statement of Purpose:
To encourage the donation of equipment and supplies to public middle
schools and public high schools in the state that have manufacturing
training programs by allowing manufacturers to receive a tax credit for
such donations.