OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-6491
AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTRONIC DEFENSE WEAPONS.
As Amended by House "A" (LCO 8370)
House Calendar No.: 402
Primary Analyst: PR 5/13/21
Contributing Analyst(s):
Reviewer: ME
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 22 $ FY 23 $
Correction, Dept.; Judicial Dept.
(Probation)
GF - Potential
Cost
See Below See Below
Resources of the General Fund GF - Potential
Revenue Gain
See Below See Below
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill makes changes to laws regarding electronic defense
weapons and results in a potential cost for incarceration or probation
and a potential revenue gain from fines. On average, the marginal cost
to the state for incarcerating an offender for the year is $2,200
1
while
the average marginal cost for supervision in the community is less
than $700
2
each year.
House "A" changes the effective date of the bill to July 1, 2021 and
results in a potential marginal cost for incarceration and probation and
1
Inmate marginal cost is based on increased consumables (e.g. food, clothing, water,
sewage, living supplies, etc.) This does not include a change in staffing costs or
utility expenses because these would only be realized if a unit or facility opened.
2
Probation marginal cost is based on services provided by private providers and
only includes costs that increase with each additional participant. This does not
include a cost for additional supervision by a probation officer unless a new offense
is anticipated to result in enough additional offenders to require additional probation
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potential revenue from criminal fines in FY 22.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to the number of violations.