OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sSB-1221
AN ACT CONCERNING THE ENFORCEMENT OF VIOLATIONS OF
THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.
As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 9492)
House Calendar No.: 635
Senate Calendar No.: 321
Primary Analyst: MT 6/5/23
Contributing Analyst(s):
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 24 $ FY 25 $
Freedom of Information Com. GF - Potential
Revenue Gain
See Below See Below
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
This bill would create potential revenue gain for the Freedom of
Information Commission. The bill's primary purpose would be to
increase the maximum fine for violations from $1,000 to $10,000. The
exact impact would depend on the number of fines imposed and the
severity of the violations.
Senate Amendment "A" makes a variety of changes to the underlying
bill The amendment reduces the range of fines that can be levied by the
Freedom of Information Commission (FOIC) from a maximum of
$10,000 to $5,000. The amendment also empowers the FOIC to impose
penalties of between $20 and $5,000 for custodian of records willful
interference with public access to records available by the Freedom of
Information Act. The exact revenue generated would depend on the
number of violations and the penalties imposed on a case-by-case basis.
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The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to inflation.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to inflation.
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.