OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
Legislative Office Building, Room 5200
Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 240-0200
http://www.cga.ct.gov/ofa
HB-5305
AN ACT CONCERNING TOBACCO BARS.
Primary Analyst: ME 3/3/21
Contributing Analyst(s): RDP
Reviewer: PR
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 22 $ FY 23 $
Resources of the General Fund GF - Potential
Revenue Gain
See Below See Below
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill allows additional tobacco bars in the state and results in a
potential revenue gain to the General Fund. A tobacco bar is required
to have an alcoholic liquor permit from the Department of Consumer
Protection and to the extent new permits are requested, there is a
potential revenue gain.
The bill also modifies the type of tobacco bars in which people can
smoke and vape which could result in potential fines from infractions.
Infractions are not crimes and are punishable by fines set by the judge
but are usually $100.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to the number of new permits
requested and the number of infractions.