OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-7186
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PILOT PROGRAM CONCERNING THE
USE OF BODY SCANNING MACHINES IN CERTAIN
CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND REQUIRING REPORTS
CONCERNING STRIP AND CAVITY SEARCHES IN
CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.
Primary Analyst: RP 4/2/25
Contributing Analyst(s): EMG, CR
Reviewer: PR
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 26 $ FY 27 $
Treasurer, Debt Serv. GF - Cost See Below See Below
Correction, Dept. GF - Potential
Cost
See Below None
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill requires the Department of Correction (DOC) commissioner
to purchase at least two body scanning machines at certain correctional
institutions, resulting in the following fiscal impacts.
The bill authorizes $500,000 in General Obligation bonds for costs
related to the purchasing, installing, and training of body scanning
machines. To the extent bonds are fully allocated when available, total
debt repayment is anticipated to be approximately $715,000 over the 20-
year duration of the bonds, with the earliest annual payment of up to
$25,000 possible in FY 27.
There may be a one-time potential cost to DOC in FY 26 to the extent
the department needs to modify its facilities prior to installation of the
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The bill also requires DOC to submit several reports related to the
body scanning machines, which does not result in a fiscal impact
because the department has the expertise and capacity to meet these
requirements.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to the terms of any bonds issued.