OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS

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sHB-5038

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING AN ALL-PAYER CLAIMS DATABASE PROGRAM.

AMENDMENT

LCO No.: 4639

File Copy No.: 437

House Calendar No.: 335

OFA Fiscal Note

State Impact:

Note: GF=General Fund

Municipal Impact: None

Explanation

The amendment makes it a class D felony for a physician to intentionally and willfully not give proper pregnancy information and counseling to minors prior to an abortion. To the extent that these changes increase the likelihood that offenders would be prosecuted or receive harsher penalties than currently provided for under statute, a potential revenue gain from criminal fines and potential cost for incarceration and/or probation supervision in the community would result. It is anticipated that relatively few fines would be imposed on an annual basis, and, consequently, any revenue gain under the bill is expected to be minimal. On average, it costs the state $3, 736 to supervise an offender on probation in the community as compared to $44, 165 to incarcerate the offender.

The amendment also makes changes to the notification requirements of parents when a minor is seeking to have an abortion. This notice requirement has no fiscal impact.

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 chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst's professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.