OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS Legislative Office Building, Room 5200 Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 240-0200 http://www.cga.ct.gov/ofa sSB-123 AN ACT EXPANDING ELIGIBILITY FOR THE ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM. Primary Analyst: LG 4/1/22 Contributing Analyst(s): CP OFA Fiscal Note State Impact: Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $ Secretary of the State Commercial Recording Division Account - Cost Minimal Minimal Note: GF=General Fund Municipal Impact: None Explanation This bill expands the address confidentially program administered by the Secretary of the State (SOS). The program is funded from the budgetary resources of the Commercial Recording Division account 1 and results in a postage cost to the SOS to forward the participants' mail. The extent of the cost is expected to be minimal but will depend on the number of new participants. The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would continue into the future subject to inflation. 1 The Commercial Recording Division within the Secretary of the State's office files and maintains legally required records showing the formation of and fundamental changes to corporations, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, limited partnerships and other businesses. The Commercial Recording Division account is a restricted non-lapsing account within the General Fund.