OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-5280
AN ACT CONCERNING THE NATIONAL INTEGRATED
BALLISTIC INFORMATION NETWORK.
Primary Analyst: RP 3/31/24
Contributing Analyst(s):
Reviewer: PR
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact:
Municipalities Effect FY 25 $ FY 26 $
Municipal Police Departments Potential
Cost
See Below See Below
Explanation
The bill requires the Department of Emergency Services and Public
Protection’s (DESPP) Division of Scientific Services (DSS) to participate
in the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN)
databank, resulting in no fiscal impact to the state because it conforms
the law to current practice.
Under certain circumstances, the bill also requires all law
enforcement agencies to submit all firearms or fired components of
ammunition that come into police custody as the result of a criminal
investigation to the DSS laboratory. There may be a potential cost to
some municipal police departments, which will vary to the extent that
such departments are required to commit additional resources to
implement this procedural change (for example, overtime expenses may
be incurred in the transportation and transfer of such evidence).
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For some municipal police departments, the bill's requirements mirror current
policies and procedures, resulting in no fiscal impact. 2024HB-05280-R000232-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to the extent that municipal police
departments will need to modify their policies and procedures.