OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sSB-439
AN ACT CONCERNING COMPENSATION FOR PERSONS WHO
ARE WRONGFULLY INCARCERATED.
As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 4882)
House Calendar No.: 490
Senate Calendar No.: 305
Primary Analyst: WL 5/9/24
Contributing Analyst(s):
Reviewer: MM
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 25 $ FY 26 $
Department of Administrative
Services
GF - Potential
Cost
See Below See Below
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill, which makes various changes to the laws governing
wrongful incarceration compensation claims filed with the Claims
Commissioner, will result in a minimal net cost to the state. The bill
expands eligibility criteria for such claims which results in a potential
cost associated with an increased number of claims being awarded.
There is also potential for some costs to decrease because the bill allows
awards to be offset by other compensation awards.
Senate “A” provides clarifying language which results in no fiscal
impact.
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 2024SB-00439-R01-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
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.