Connecticut 2022 2022 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05204 Introduced / Fiscal Note

Filed 04/04/2022

                    OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS 
Legislative Office Building, Room 5200 
Hartford, CT 06106  (860) 240-0200 
http://www.cga.ct.gov/ofa 
HB-5204 
AN ACT CONCERNING A NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND FAIR 
SHARE PLANS FOR MUNICIPALITIES TO INCREASE 
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.  
 
Primary Analyst: DD 	4/1/22 
Contributing Analyst(s): MP   
 
 
 
 
OFA Fiscal Note 
 
State Impact: 
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $ 
State Comptroller - Fringe 
Benefits
1
 
GF - Cost Up to 
70,566 
Up to 
141,112 
Policy & Mgmt., Off. GF - Cost Up to 
374,083 
Up to 
$348,166 
Note: GF=General Fund 
  
Municipal Impact: 
Municipalities Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $ 
Various Municipalities STATE 
MANDATE
2
 
- Cost 
See Below See Below 
  
Explanation 
The bill requires the Office of Policy and Management (OPM), in 
consultation with the Department of Housing (DOH), to establish and 
administer a program of new affordable housing goals statewide. 
The bill requires OPM  to 1) establish a methodology for determining 
 
1
The fringe benefit costs for most state employees are budgeted centrally in accounts 
administered by the Comptroller. The estimated active employee fringe benefit cost 
associated with most personnel changes is 40.53% of payroll in FY 23. 
2
 State mandate is defined in Sec. 2-32b(2) of the Connecticut General Statutes, "state 
mandate" means any state initiated constitutional, statutory or executive action that 
requires a local government to establish, expand or modify its activities in such a way 
as to necessitate additional expenditures from local revenues.  2022HB-05204-R000286-FN.DOCX 	Page 2 of 2 
 
 
each municipality's fair share of affordable housing units; 2) establish a 
process for municipalities to create and submit plans for attaining their 
fair share, and; 3) provide assistance and training to municipalities to 
assist them in complying with the bill's requirements. 
It is anticipated that OPM will need to hire a community 
development director, staff attorney and planning specialist, for an 
annual cost of $489,278 ($348,166 in salary and $141,122 in fringe). It is 
anticipated that annualized costs would first occur in FY 24. Costs of up 
to $244,639 could be incurred in FY 23, depending on the timing of 
hiring. 
The bill additionally results in up to $200,000 in FY 23 consulting costs 
associated with initial development of the fair share housing 
methodology. 
The bill requires municipalities to develop plans for achieving its fair 
share housing goals. Small municipalities with limited administrative 
capacity may need to hire additional staff to develop these plans. 
The Out Years 
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would 
continue into the future subject to implementation of municipal fair 
share housing plans.