OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS Legislative Office Building, Room 5200 Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 240-0200 http://www.cga.ct.gov/ofa sHB-6610 AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF OUTDOOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE BY RESTAURANTS. AMENDMENT LCO No.: 6080 File Copy No.: 116 House Calendar No.: 125 Primary Analyst: DD 3/25/21 Contributing Analyst(s): (NF) OFA Fiscal Note No Fiscal Impact The amendment strikes the underlying bill and its associated fiscal impact. The amendment establishes a process by which local zoning officials can allow or expand outdoor dining at restaurants. It also specifies that any outdoor dining activity authorized by the Governor's Executive Order 7MM shall be deemed approved until March 31, 2022. This has no fiscal impact, as it does not impact the cost of administering any zoning ordinance. The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.