OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS Legislative Office Building, Room 5200 Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 240-0200 http://www.cga.ct.gov/ofa HB-5614 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COMMISSION ON THE DISPARATE IMPACT OF COVID-19. Primary Analyst: DC 3/29/21 Contributing Analyst(s): OFA Fiscal Note State Impact: Minimal Municipal Impact: None Explanation The bill establishes a twenty-six-member Commission on the Disparate Impact of COVID-19, which shall be part of the legislative department. The members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but shall, within available funds, be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. This is expected to be minimal. Not later than January 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, the commission shall submit a report outlining recommendations for policy changes and amendments to the general statutes necessary to address the causes for any disparate impact of the COVID -19 pandemic and to improve outcomes during any future pandemic. The Out Years State Impact: Minimal Municipal Impact: None