OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-7222
AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS CAMPAIGN FINANCE
REFORMS.
Primary Analyst: TM 4/13/25
Contributing Analyst(s): BP
Reviewer: PR
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 26 $ FY 27 $
Resources of the Citizen's
Election Fund
GF - Potential
Cost
Minimal Minimal
Resources of the General Fund GF - Potential
Revenue Gain
Minimal Minimal
Judicial Dept. (Probation);
Correction, Dept.
GF - Cost Minimal Minimal
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill makes a variety of changes regarding campaign finance laws
and results in the fiscal impacts outlined below.
Section 7 makes it an illegal campaign finance practice for certain
campaign-related vendors to fail to provide a committee treasurer with
certain documentation, which results in a potential cost to the
Department of Correction and the Judicial Department for incarceration
or probation and a potential revenue gain to the General Fund from
fines. On average, the marginal cost to the state for incarcerating an
offender for the year is $3,300
1
while the average marginal cost for
supervision in the community is less than $600
2
each year for adults.
1
Inmate marginal cost is based on increased consumables (e.g., food, clothing, water,
sewage, living supplies, etc.) This does not include a change in staffing costs or utility
expenses because these would only be realized if a unit or facility opened.
2
Probation marginal cost is based on services provided by private providers and only
includes costs that increase with each additional participant. This does not include a 2025HB-07222-R000690-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
Few, if any, additional violations are anticipated.
Section 9 results in a minimal potential cost to the Resources of the
Citizens' Election Fund due to a change in eligibility for the grant cycle.
The exact impact will depend on the number of candidates who will
now receive grants who otherwise would not have.
The remaining sections of the bill make a variety of changes that
result in no fiscal impact to the state or municipalities.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to inflation and the actual number of
violations.
cost for additional supervision by a probation officer unless a new offense is
anticipated to result in enough additional offenders to require additional probation
officers.