OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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SB-3
AN ACT CONCERNING ONLINE PRIVACY, DATA AND SAFETY
PROTECTIONS.
AMENDMENT
LCO No.: 7779
File Copy No.: 604
Senate Calendar No.: 347
Primary Analyst: MR 5/11/23
Contributing Analyst(s): ()
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 24 $ FY 25 $
Resources of the General Fund GF - Potential
Revenue Gain
See Below See Below
Department of Emergency
Services and Public Protection
GF - Potential
Cost
See Below See Below
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The amendment strikes the underlying bill and its associated fiscal
impact.
Section 6 allows the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) to enforce
consumer health data privacy provisions established by the bill, which
could result in a revenue gain beginning in FY 24 to the extent violations
occur and are enforced.
Section 7 establishes social media platform requirements with
respect to minors, beginning in FY 25, and charges OAG with enforcing
violations under the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA),
which may result in a revenue gain to the General Fund. Section 13 2023SB-00003-R00LCO07779-FNA.docx Page 2 of 2
allows OAG to solely enforce provisions of Sections 8 – 12 of the
amendment, which establish controller and processor responsibilities
with respect to minors, under CUTPA, beginning in FY 25. This may
result in a revenue gain to the extent violations are enforced. Sections
15-16 allow the Department of Consumer Protection to issue fines of up
to $25,000 for certain online dating operator violations resulting in a
potential revenue gain to the state beginning in FY 24 to the extent that
violations occur, and fines are issued.
Section 17 creates the Connecticut Internet Crimes Against Children
Task Force within the Department of Emergency Services and Public
Protection. Any costs to the state in FY 24 and FY 25 would depend on
the level of any state and federal appropriations.
The amendment makes other changes that have no fiscal impact to
the state or municipalities.
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.