OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
Legislative Office Building, Room 5200
Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 240-0200
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sHB-7125
AN ACT CONCERNING REFERENDA ON REVISIONS TO
MUNICIPAL CHARTERS AND HOME RULE ORDINANCES.
Primary Analyst: TM 3/31/25
Contributing Analyst(s): LG, JP, BP
Reviewer: PR
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill establishes requirements for ballot designation (i.e.,
questions) for proposed changes to municipal charters and home rule
ordinances in certain circumstances and explicitly allows complaints
against the preparation of referendum to be brought in state court
resulting in no fiscal impact to the state or municipalities. There is no
fiscal impact because the court system disposes of over 250,000 cases
annually and the number of cases is not anticipated to be great enough
to need additional resources.
The Out Years
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None