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SB00073 • 2026

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NONREFUNDABLE PERSONAL INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR THE PURCHASE OF A GUN SAFE.

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NONREFUNDABLE PERSONAL INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR THE PURCHASE OF A GUN SAFE.

Firearms Taxes
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Sen. Rob Sampson, 16th Dist.
Last action
2026-02-04
Official status
Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date is unknown as it was not listed in the source material.

Tax Credit for Buying Gun Safes

This bill creates a nonrefundable credit on personal income tax bills for people who buy gun safes.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates a new credit against the state's personal income tax.
  • Allows taxpayers to reduce their tax by up to $150.
  • Applies only when someone buys a gun safe for personal use.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who pay the state's personal income tax
  • Individuals who purchase a gun safe

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not say when this rule will start.
  • The text does not list specific rules for what counts as a gun safe.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-04 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding

Official Summary Text

To establish a nonrefundable credit against the personal income tax of up to one hundred fifty dollars for the purchase of a gun safe for personal use.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
LCO No. 97 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 73
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 97

Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND
BONDING

Introduced by:
SEN. SAMPSON, 16th Dist.

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NONREFUNDABLE PERSONAL INCOME
TAX CREDIT FOR THE PURCHASE OF A GUN SAFE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to establish a nonrefundable 1
credit against the personal income tax of up to one hundred fifty dollars 2
for the purchase of a gun safe for personal use. 3
Statement of Purpose:
To establish a nonrefundable credit against the personal income tax of
up to one hundred fifty dollars for the purchase of a gun safe for
personal use.