OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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SB-429
AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF THE CIVIL PROCEDURE
LAWS IN THIS STATE.
AMENDMENT
LCO No.: 6133
File Copy No.: 507
Senate Calendar No.: 295
Primary Analyst: TM 5/8/24
Contributing Analyst(s): PR (NF)
OFA Fiscal Note
No Fiscal Impact
The amendment strikes the underlying bill and results in no fiscal
impact.
Section 1 provides additional exemptions under certain conditions to
certain records related to investigation of law enforcement and results
in no fiscal impact to the state or municipalities
Section 2 changes the existing practice for appointment of a
Corrections Ombuds, and result in no fiscal impact to the state or
municipalities. The amendment defines the role of the legislature in the
hiring process of the Corrections Ombuds and requires that the
governor appoint someone to that position by July 1st, 2024. This is
expected to be completed within existing appropriations
Section 3 removes a provision exempting certain law enforcement
records from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act and
results in 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.