OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sSB-1195
AN ACT ESTABLISHING SECONDARY TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS.
AMENDMENT
LCO No.: 7519
File Copy No.: 568
Senate Calendar No.: 340
Primary Analyst: RP 5/9/23
Contributing Analyst(s): (NF)
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 24 $ FY 25 $
Resources of the General Fund GF - Potential
Revenue Gain
Minimal Minimal
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact:
Municipalities Effect FY 24 $ FY 25 $
All Municipalities Potential
Revenue
Gain
Minimal Minimal
Explanation
The amendment allows peace officers to stop a motor vehicle solely
for smoking, otherwise inhaling or ingesting cannabis while operating
a motor vehicle, resulting in a minimal potential revenue gain to the
state and municipalities to the extent that additional violations are
enforced.
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.