Bluefish games would be tax-free

bluefishShortly after 11 last night, the House approved legislation that would exempt Bridgeport Bluefish games from 10-percent admission taxes, from July 1 through June 30, 2017. It would join the existing tax-free benefits for admission to the XL Center in Hartford and the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport. The vote was 119-23 and the bill, HB 7060, heads to the Senate. Here’s the bill, with new language in blue: http://www.cga.ct.gov/2015/AMD/H/2015HB-07060-R00HA-AMD.htm