OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
Legislative Office Building, Room 5200
Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 240-0200
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sSB-830
AN ACT ESTABLISHING SAFETY STANDARDS TO PREVENT
HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS IN WORKPLACES.
Primary Analyst: CR 4/7/25
Contributing Analyst(s): LG, WL
Reviewer: MM
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 26 $ FY 27 $
Various State Agencies App Fund -
Potential Cost
See Below See Below
Note: App Fund=All Appropriated Funds
Municipal Impact:
Municipalities Effect FY 26 $ FY 27 $
All Municipalities Potential
Cost
See Below See Below
Explanation
The bill establishes requirements for certain employers to decrease
the risk of heat-related illnesses at indoor and outdoor workplaces but
does not specify an enforcement mechanism.
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This may result in a
potential cost to the state and municipalities as employers to the extent
they require additional resources to meet the requirements of the bill.
As a reference, if the Department of Labor (DOL) was tasked with
enforcing of the provisions of the bill, this would result in a cost to the
(1) DOL of $236,913 for each FY 26 and FY 27 and (2) State Comptroller-
Fringe Benefits account of $89,912 for each FY 26 and FY 27. The costs
are related to the hiring of two occupational hygienists since the Wage
and Workplace Standards Division lacks expertise in this area.
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Currently, the jurisdiction of workplace standards for private employers is within
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The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to inflation.