OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS Legislative Office Building, Room 5200 Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 240-0200 http://www.cga.ct.gov/ofa HB-6700 AN ACT CONCERNING HEMP LICENSEES AND THE ADULT -USE CANNABIS MARKET. AMENDMENT LCO No.: 9778 File Copy No.: 202 House Calendar No.: 151 Primary Analyst: EW 6/7/23 Contributing Analyst(s): () OFA Fiscal Note State Impact: Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 24 $ FY 25 $ Revenue Serv., Dept. Various - Potential Revenue Gain See Below See Below Note: Various=Various Municipal Impact: None Explanation The amendment strikes the underlying bill and its associated impact. The amendment results in a potential revenue gain in sales tax to the state by allowing the sale of manufacturer hemp products in licensed dispensary facilities and cannabis retailers. Any tax revenue impact would be only to the extent that there is an increase in hemp products sales rather than a shift from currently allowed transactions for hemp products The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.