OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sSB-1533
AN ACT CONCERNING CHANGES TO THE CITIZENS' ELECTION
PROGRAM.
Primary Analyst: TM 4/13/25
Contributing Analyst(s):
Reviewer: PR
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 26 $ FY 27 $
Resources of the Citizen's
Election Fund
CEF - Potential
Cost
Minimal Minimal
Note: CEF=Citizens' Election 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 2 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.