Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut HB5285: AN ACT CONCERNING THE ASSESSMENT OF CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES.
Status: In committee, February 20, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning the assessment of certain motor vehicles. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING THE ASSESSMENT OF CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES. Assembly convened: Section 1. Subdivision (7) of subsection (b) of section 12-63 of the 2026 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026, and applicable to assessment years commencing on or after October 1, 2026): (7) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, for assessment years commencing on or after October 1, 2024, the following schedule of depreciation shall be applicable with respect to motor vehicles based on the manufacturer's suggested retail price of such motor vehicles, provided no motor vehicle manufactured nineteen or fewer years prior to the assessment year for which it is assessed shall be assessed at an amount less than five hundred dollars: T1 Percentage of T2 Manufacturer's Suggested T3 Age of Vehicle Retail Price LCO No. 1265 1 of Raised Bill No. 5285 T4 T5 Up to year one Eighty-five per cent T6 Year two Eighty per cent T7 Year three Seventy-five per cent T8 Year four Seventy per cent T9 Year five Sixty-five per cent T10 Year six Sixty per cent T11 Year seven Fifty-five per cent T12 Year eight Fifty per cent T13 Year nine Forty-five per cent T14 Year ten Forty per cent T15 Year eleven Thirty-five per cent …
Sponsors
- Brandon Chafee (D, 33) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Public Hearing 02/27
- : Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development
Subjects: Property tax on motor vehicles, Property tax assessments
Common questions
- What is HB5285?
- HB5285 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING THE ASSESSMENT OF CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES.
- What does HB5285 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning the assessment of certain motor vehicles. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB5285?
- In committee as of February 20, 2026. Latest action: Public Hearing 02/27 (February 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB5285?
- Brandon Chafee (D, 33).
- Where is the official record for HB5285?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05285&which_year=2026
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