OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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HB-6954
AN ACT ADDING WITNESSING A SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY AS
A QUALIFYING EVENT FOR PURPOSES OF POST -TRAUMATIC
STRESS INJURY WORKERS' COMPENSATION COVERAGE.
Primary Analyst: WL 3/26/25
Contributing Analyst(s): LG, RP
Reviewer: CW
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 26 $ FY 27 $
Workers' Comp. Claims-Admin.
Serv. Dept.
App Fund -
Potential Cost
See Below See Below
Note: App Fund=All Appropriated Funds
Municipal Impact:
Municipalities Effect FY 26 $ FY 27 $
Various Municipalities STATE
MANDATE
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- Potential
Cost
See Below See Below
Explanation
The bill results in a potential cost to the Department of
Administrative Services – Worker’s Compensation Claims and various
self-insured municipalities beginning in FY 26 to the extent qualified
personnel apply for workers’ compensation benefits due to the
expanded population eligible for such benefits due to post-traumatic
stress injuries.
Any potential increase in the number of workers' compensation
claims resulting from this bill is not anticipated to be great enough to
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State mandate is defined in Sec. 2-32b(2) of the Connecticut General Statutes, "state
mandate" means any state initiated constitutional, statutory or executive action that
requires a local government to establish, expand or modify its activities in such a way
as to necessitate additional expenditures from local revenues. 2025HB-06954-R000312-FN.docx Page 2 of 2
result in a fiscal impact to the Workers' Compensation Commission.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to inflation.