OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sSB-916
AN ACT CONCERNING FEES FOR CERTIFIED COPIES OF VITAL
RECORDS SOUGHT IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOLDIERS,
SAILORS AND MARINES FUND.
Primary Analyst: DD 3/31/21
Contributing Analyst(s): RDP, LD, AN
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 22 $ FY 23 $
Resources of the General Fund GF - Revenue
Loss
Less than
$50,000
Less than
$50,000
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact:
Municipalities Effect FY 22 $ FY 23 $
Various Municipalities Revenue
Loss
Less than
$50,000
cumulatively
Less than
$50,000
cumulatively
Explanation
The bill waives the fee for a copy of any vital record sought in
connection with an application for benefits from the Soldiers, Sailors,
and Marines Fund (SSMF). This results in a potential revenue loss of
less than $50,000 annually to both the General Fund and cumulatively
to various municipalities.
1
Each year, approximately 2,000 applications are submitted for SSMF
benefits. Certified copies of vital records may be issued by the state
Department of Public Health, or by an appropriate municipality’s
1
Under existing state law, the spouses, children, and parents of a deceased veteran do
not have to pay a fee to either the state, or to a municipal office of vital records, for a
certified copy of a veteran’s death certificate. The fee for certified copies of the
following vital records made in connection with a SSMF application would be
eliminated under the bill: marriage, civil union, birth, and fetal death 2021SB-00916-R000288-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
Office of Vital Records. Fees collected by DPH for certified copies of
vital records are deposited into the state’s General Fund. Fee revenue
generated by municipalities supports those respective municipalities.
Municipal vital records offices are located in each of Connecticut’s 169
municipalities.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to inflation.