LCO No. 1312 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5396 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 1312 Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY Introduced by: REP. COURPAS, 149th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING REQUIREMENTS FOR LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL OF THE COMBINED PUBLIC BENEFITS CHARGE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to (1) remove any charge 1 included in the charges collectively called the "Combined Public 2 Benefits Charge" from electric bills for end use customers of each electric 3 distribution company unless such charge is approved by the General 4 Assembly, and (2) require that any such future charge be implemented 5 only upon the affirmative vote of the General Assembly. 6 Statement of Purpose: To repeal any component of the Combined Public Benefits Charge not approved by the General Assembly and require future charges be approved by the General Assembly.