OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
Legislative Office Building, Room 5200
Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 240-0200
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sSB-1449
AN ACT CONCERNING MEDIUM -DUTY AND HEAVY -DUTY
TOWING.
Primary Analyst: PM 4/7/25
Contributing Analyst(s): EW
Reviewer: MM
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 26 $ FY 27 $
Department of Revenue Services Various -
Revenue Gain
Minimal Minimal
Note: Various=Various
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill results in a minimal revenue gain to the state by requiring the
Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to modify the rates charges for
nonconsensual medium- and heavy-duty towing services. The actual
rate increase will depend upon the rates adopted by the DMV. Towing
services are subject to the state's sales tax.
1
Other aspects of the bill can be accomplished within DMV's existing
operations and expertise, are technical or conforming, or are otherwise
not expected to result in a fiscal impact to the state or municipalities.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to any additional rate adjustments.
1
By statue, 0.5 percentage points of the 6.35 percent rate (or 7.87% of collections) is
deposited into the Special Transportation Fund and Municipal Revenue Sharing Fund
(0.5 percentage points each). The remaining 5.35 percentage points (or 84.25%) is
deposited into the General Fund.