OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
Legislative Office Building, Room 5200
Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 240-0200
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sHB-5609
AN ACT CONCERNING RETIREMENT BENEFITS AND WORKERS'
COMPENSATION BENEFITS.
Primary Analyst: NN 4/2/25
Contributing Analyst(s):
Reviewer: RW
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact:
Municipalities Effect FY 26 $ FY 27 $
Various Municipalities Cost Potential Potential
Explanation
The bill increases costs to municipalities offering defined benefit
pensions and retirement systems as it requires the inclusion of
temporary total disability and temporary partial disability benefits in
pension calculations if the wages are greater than the employee’s final
average salary. This would increase the benefits paid out and the
liability for the retirement systems. The cost to municipalities is
dependent on the instances where disability benefits that would not
otherwise be used in the calculation are now included and the
associated benefit differential.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above is subject to
instances where disability benefits are used in calculating retirement
benefits and would continue into the future subject to inflation.