OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sSB-882
AN ACT CONCERNING CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND
HOME ENERGY AFFORDABILITY.
Primary Analyst: AN 3/29/21
Contributing Analyst(s):
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact:
Municipalities Effect FY 22 $ FY 23 $
Various Municipalities Potential
Revenue
Gain
See Below See Below
Explanation
The bill requires that the state eliminate all greenhouse gas
emissions resulting from electricity supplied to consumers. The bill
does not mandate specific actions by state agencies or include funding
to achieve such goals and therefore it is unclear to what extent it will
impact state costs moving forward.
The bill also requires that landlords and residential property owners
provide energy efficiency information to potential tenants or
homebuyers and allows municipalities to levy fines against landlords
of up to $1,000 to enforce this provision. There is a revenue gain to the
extent municipalities adopt such penalties and levy fines against
landlords.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to the number of violations enforced
by municipalities.