AN ACT REQUIRING LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL FOR THE COMBINED PUBLIC BENEFITS CHARGE.

HB 5956 requires the Connecticut General Assembly to approve any "Combined Public Benefits Charge" added to electricity bills before it can be collected. Currently, this charge appears on bills for end-use electricity customers of distribution companies, but the bill would remove any existing components not approved by the legislature. Future charges of this type could only be implemented after a formal vote by the General Assembly. The bill aims to ensure legislative oversight of this specific fee structure on utility bills.