SB 15 — AN ACT REQUIRING FEE DISCLOSURES.

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67 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do 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.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 25 $ FY 26 $ Consumer Protection, Dept.

GF - Cost 62,976 83,968 State Comptroller - Fringe GF - Cost 25,978 34,637 Benefits1 Note:

GF=General Fund Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill prohibits advertising, displaying, or offering pricing for certain items or services unless the total price is disclosed clearly and makes violations an unfair or deceptive trade practice resulting in a cost to the Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) and the State Comptroller.

To meet the requirements of the bill DCP will need to hire one staff attorney resulting in a cost of $62,976 in FY 25 and $83,968 in FY 26, along with corresponding fringe benefits costs of $25,978 in FY 25 and $34,637 in FY 26.

The additional employee is needed to manage and review the complaints, investigate the cases, and conduct settlement negotiation and case preparation.

The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would continue into the future subject to employee wage increases.

1The fringe benefit costs for most state employees are budgeted centrally in accounts administered by the Comptroller.

The estimated active employee fringe benefit cost associated with most personnel changes is 41.25% of payroll in FY 25.

2FY 25 costs reflect 9 months of salary due to the bill's October 1, 2024 effective date.

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67 OLR Bill Analysis SB 15 AN ACT REQUIRING FEE DISCLOSURES.

SUMMARY This bill prohibits individuals or legal entities doing business in Connecticut from advertising, displaying, or offering pricing for certain items or services unless they disclose the total price in a clear and obvious way.

This applies to (1) event tickets in any form, whether issued by a primary or secondary (i.e., reselling) ticket platform and (2) consumer goods or services on food delivery platforms, lodging platforms, or primary or secondary ticket platforms.

Under the bill, the total price must include all mandatory fees or charges, other than taxes.

A violation of the bill is an unfair or deceptive trade practice (see BACKGROUND).

EFFECTIVE DATE:

October 1, 2024 DEFINITIONS Under the bill, a ”consumer good or service” is any good or service that is purchased, leased, or rented primarily for personal, family, or household purposes, specifically including the items covered by thisbill (e.g., event tickets).

A “consumer” is a state resident and prospective recipient of these goods or services.

A “fooddelivery platform”isany digitalplatform, operatedby third- party delivery services, that facilitates any consumer’s effort to order any food or beverage online or get it delivered.

A “lodging platform” is any short-term rental platform and digital platformthatfacilitatesanyconsumer’sefforttosearchforandpurchase the right to occupy any hotel or motel room or similar lodging.

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