AN ACT PROHIBITING THE SALE OF ELECTRONIC DEFENSE WEAPONS.

OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS

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Hartford, CT 06106 ¯ (860) 240-0200

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SB-105

AN ACT PROHIBITING THE SALE OF ELECTRONIC DEFENSE WEAPONS.

AMENDMENT

LCO No.: 4727

File Copy No.: 372

House Calendar No.: 416

Senate Calendar No.: 271

Agency Affected	Fund-Effect	FY 07 $	FY 08 $
Public Safety, Dept.	GF - Cost	Potential	Potential

Note: GF=General Fund

Municipal Impact: None

Explanation

The amendment modifies the definition of assault weapon. This could result in overtime, and/or the hiring of additional staff to complete the updating of databases, to determine who currently has an “assault weapon” under the modified definition. Further, the Department of Public Safety would be responsible for pulling and destroying certificates of possession that this amendment eliminated from the definition of assault weapon.

The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either House thereof for any purpose.