OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sSB-194
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A RIGHT TO HOUSING.
As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 9029)
House Calendar No.: 523
Senate Calendar No.: 133
Primary Analyst: MP 5/21/21
Contributing Analyst(s):
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill makes it a state goal to implement policies that will respect,
protect and fulfill a "right to housing," as defined by the bill, which
does not result in a fiscal impact. The bill does not mandate or require
the state to spend additional funds on programs or services related to
the components of this "right" as enumerated.
The bill also establishes a seventeen member right to housing
committee to review existing and proposed housing policies and to
report on it annually, which has no fiscal impact.
Senate "A" removes the provisions establishing a Housing Advocate
at the Department of Housing, which eliminates the costs in the bill,
and makes other minor changes with no fiscal impact.
The Out Years
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
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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.