OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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HB-6895
AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF THE CRIMINAL LAWS OF
THIS STATE.
As Amended by House "A" (LCO 10173), Senate "A" (LCO 10199)
House Calendar No.: 423
Senate Calendar No.: 626
Primary Analyst: BP 6/14/23
Contributing Analyst(s):
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 24 $ FY 25 $
Judicial Dept.; Correction, Dept. GF - Potential
Cost
See Below See Below
Resources of the General Fund GF - Potential
Revenue Gain
See Below See Below
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill makes changes to various criminal charges related to firearms
and street takeovers and 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 the year is
$2,500
1
while the average marginal cost for supervision in the
community is less than $800
2
each year.
1
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.
2
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. 2023HB-06895-R01-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
House "A" strikes the underlying bill resulting in the impact as
described above.
Senate "A" removed language regarding fees related to health records
and altered an effective date for some civil suits which does not have a
fiscal impact to the state.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to inflation and the number of offenses.
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.