OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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EMERGENCY CERTIFICATION
HB-7001
AN ACT CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF
EPINEPHRINE BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL
AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO ELECTIONS.
Primary Analyst: MT 9/26/23
Contributing Analyst(s): RDP
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 24 $ FY 25 $
Secretary of the State GF - Cost See Below See Below
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill would result in a cost to the Secretary of the State's Office
(SOTS) by providing an election monitor for Bridgeport, and the
creation of additional training materials for new recanvass procedures.
Sections 1 and 2 makes technical fixes to municipal terms to coincide
with elections; and move forward the state Presidential Primaries from
the last Tuesday in April to the first Tuesday in April, which would not
result in any additional cost to the state.
Sections 3-5 requires each municipality to use separate tabulators by
district which would result in a potential cost for the SOTS if the
municipality does not currently have enough tabulators
1
. The tabulators
1
PA 23-205 sec 88 approved $30,000,000 in funding in FY 24 and $3,000,000 in FY 25 to
SOTS for purchasing tabulators and related equipment for purposes of integrating the
centralized voter registration system and purchasing equipment and software. 2023HB-07001-R00-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
are typically paid for by the SOTS office; the potential cost would vary
depending on number available and cost of the machines.
These sections also require the SOTS to develop training for uniform
recanvassing procedures and establish additional requirements and
procedures for municipalities to follow. There would be a one-time cost
to require SOTS staff to develop a uniform recanvassing training to be
used whenever a recanvassing is required by the state. The estimate for
the creation of that material is $100,000.
Section 6 extends the time, from 10/1/23 to 7/1/24, in which
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel must administe r
epinephrine, as necessary, using automatic prefilled cartridge injectors,
similar automatic injectable equipment, or prefilled vials and syringes.
This does not result in a fiscal impact to the Department of Public
Health’s Office of Emergency Medical Services, which does not provide
direct EMS services. It is responsible for strategic planning, regulatory,
and statutory oversight of the state’s EMS system.
Section 7 requires the SOTS to provide an election monitor for any
municipality over 140,000 in population (Bridgeport) and would result
in an annual cost to SOTS of approximately $150,000.
Sections 8 transfers $150,000 appropriated in Section 1 of public act
23-204 from the Elections Enforcement Commission in FY 24 to the SOTS
to cover the cost of an election monitor for Bridgeport as mandated in
section 7 of the legislation.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to inflation and legislative continuation
of the Bridgeport election monitor position.
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.