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Connecticut House Bill HB05397 Introduced / Bill

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General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5397  
January Session, 2025  
LCO No. 1351 
 
 
Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY  
 
 
Introduced by:  
REP. PISCOPO, 76th Dist. 
 
 
 
AN ACT REQUIRING LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL FOR COMPONENTS 
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.