OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-5305
AN ACT CONCERNING THE PENALTY FOR A FIREARMS DEALER
WHO FAILS TO INSTALL A BURGLAR ALARM SYSTEM ON THE
PREMISES OF ITS ESTABLISHMENT.
As Amended by House "A" (LCO 4744)
House Calendar No.: 154
Primary Analyst: DD 4/20/22
Contributing Analyst(s):
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $
Resources of the General Fund GF - Potential
Revenue Gain
See Below See Below
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact:
Municipalities Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $
Montville; Ledyard Revenue
Loss
Less than
$1,000
Less than
$1,000
Explanation
The bill allows the Commissioner of the Department of Emergency
Services and Public Protection to impose a civil penalty of up to $100 for
violations of the alarm system requirements for firearm dealers,
resulting in a potential revenue gain to the state depending on if
violations occur and if a civil fine is imposed.
The bill also allows tribal reservation residents of the Mashantucket
Pequot and Mohegan reservations to obtain temporary firearm permits
from their tribal police departments, rather than the local police
departments of Montville and Ledyard. The bill results in a revenue loss
of less than $1,000 annually to the towns of Montville and Ledyard 2022HB-05305-R01-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
associated with a reduction in temporary firearm permit requests.
Lastly, the bill makes other technical changes regarding firearm
permitting which have no fiscal impact.
House "A" allows tribal reservation residents to obtain temporary
firearm permits from their tribal police departments, and results in the
above referenced revenue loss to the towns of Montville and Ledyard.
House "A" also makes technical changes regarding firearm
permitting, which has no fiscal impact.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to the number of violations and civil
penalties imposed, and subject to the number of temporary firearm
permits issued.