OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS Legislative Office Building, Room 5200 Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 240-0200 http://www.cga.ct.gov/ofa HB-5377 AN ACT CONCERNING THE REMOVAL OF COVID -19 RELATED LAYOFFS FROM THE UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION EXPERIENCE ACCOUNT. Primary Analyst: CW 4/5/21 Contributing Analyst(s): Reviewer: MM OFA Fiscal Note State Impact: None Municipal Impact: None Explanation The bill, which disregards certain unemployment insurance benefits charges for the purposes of calculating employers' unemployment tax rates, does not result in any fiscal impact as costs not directly charged to a specific employer will be handled as pooled costs spread among all employers. The Out Years State Impact: None Municipal Impact: None