OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-6667
AN ACT ADDRESSING GUN VIOLENCE.
Primary Analyst: BP 4/14/23
Contributing Analyst(s): DD, ME, BP, RP
Reviewer: PR
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 24 $ FY 25 $
Resources of the General Fund GF - Potential
Revenue Loss
See Below See Below
Judicial Dept. (Probation) GF - Potential
Cost
See Below See Below
Judicial Dept. GF - Cost 260,000 483,000
State Comptroller - Fringe
Benefits
1
GF - Cost 96,000 197,000
Department of Emergency
Services and Public Protection
GF - Potential
Revenue Gain
See Below See Below
Department of Emergency
Services and Public Protection
GF - Potential
Revenue Loss
See Below See Below
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact:
Municipalities Effect FY 24 $ FY 25 $
Various Municipalities Potential
Revenue
Gain
See Below See Below
Explanation
This bill creates various new firearm related offenses and expands
existing firearm related offenses which results in a potential cost for
incarceration or probation and a potential revenue gain from fines. On
average, the marginal cost to the state for incarcerating an offender for
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 42.82% of payroll in FY 24. 2023HB-06667-R000641-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 3
the year is $2,500
2
while the average marginal cost for supervision in the
community is less than $800
3
each year. The bill also creates a state
license for firearm retailers, expands the current local retail permits,
raises the minimum age for long guns, and establishes a firearm related
crime docket which results in impacts as described below.
Sections 4-11 and 13-18 create a state license for firearm retailers and
expand the current local retail permit to include retailers selling any
type of firearm, rather than just handguns, resulting in a potential
revenue gain the Department of Emergency Services and Public
Protection (DESPP) and municipalities to the extent retailers pay
additional licensing fees. The state license and annual renewal fee are
$200, except that anyone with a current local permit who applies for the
license before October 1, 2023, will not be charged an initial application
fee.
Sections 11 and 30 raise the minimum age to apply for a long gun
eligibility certificate from 18 to 21, resulting in a potential revenue loss
to DESPP, depending on the current number of applicants under 21.
Section 44 requires the Judicial Department to establish a firearm
related crime docket in Fairfield, New Haven, and Waterbury on or
before December 31, 2023 which results in an estimated cost of $260,000
to the Judicial Department and $96,000 in fringe benefits for FY 24. The
cost to the Judicial Department includes a partial year of salaries, related
equipment, and other expenses.
4
In FY 25, there is an estimated cost of
$483,000 to the Judicial Department and $197,000 in fringe benefits for
the first full fiscal year of implementation.
5
2
Inmate marginal cost is based on increased consumables (e.g. food, clothing, water,
sewage, living supplies, etc.) This does not include a change in staffing costs or utility
expenses because these would only be realized if a unit or facility opened.
3
Probation marginal cost is based on services provided by private providers and only
includes costs that increase with each additional participant. This does not include a
cost for additional supervision by a probation officer unless a new offense is
anticipated to result in enough additional offenders to require additional probation
officers.
4
Personal Services $167,000; Other Expenses $8,000; Equipment $25,000
5
Personal Services $345,000; Other Expenses $17,000 2023HB-06667-R000641-FN.DOCX Page 3 of 3
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to the number of the offenses.