OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sSB-122
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A UNIT WITHIN THE DIVISION OF
STATE POLICE TO INVESTIGATE HATE CRIMES AND CRIMINAL
ACTS COMMITTED BY EXTREMIST GROUPS.
As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 7948)
House Calendar No.: 484
Senate Calendar No.: 198
Primary Analyst: ME 5/14/21
Contributing Analyst(s):
Reviewer: PR
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill establishes a Hate Crimes and Extremist Unit within the
State Police resulting in no fiscal impact because it's anticipated the
unit will be staffed by existing officers.
Senate "A" strikes and replaces section 2 of the bill which alters the
definitions and the duties of the Hate Crimes and Extremist Group
Investigative Unit resulting in no fiscal impact to the state.
The Out Years
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
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.