AN ACT REQUIRING THE REMOVAL OF THE PUBLIC BENEFITS CHARGE FROM CONSUMER ELECTRIC BILLS.

Plain English Breakdown

While the bill text states it amends general statutes, it does not specify exactly which statute numbers will change.

Removing Public Benefits Charges from Electric Bills

This bill removes a specific fee called the 'combined public benefits charge' from consumer electric bills and requires that cost to be paid by the state's General Fund.

What This Bill Does

• Removes the charges collectively known as the 'combined public benefits charge' from electric bills for end use customers of each electric distribution company.
• Requires that the costs of these removed charges be paid from the General Fund.

Who It Names or Affects

• End use customers who receive bills from electric distribution companies
• Electric distribution companies

Terms To Know

Combined public benefits charge

The collective name for specific charges currently listed on electric customer bills.

General Fund

The state fund required to pay the costs of these removed charges.

Limits and Unknowns

• The official text does not specify an effective date for when this change will begin.
• The source material does not list which specific programs are funded by these charges or how they would be managed differently once paid from the General Fund.

Official Summary Text

To remove the combined public benefits charge from electric customer bills and pay the costs of such charge from the General Fund.

Current Bill Text

LCO No. 606 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5048
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 606

Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY

Introduced by:
REP. YACCARINO, 87th Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING THE REMOVAL OF THE PUBLIC BENEFITS
CHARGE FROM CONSUMER ELECTRIC BILLS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to (1) remove the charges 1
collectively called the " combined public benefits charge" from electric 2
bills for end use customers of each electric distribution company, and 3
(2) require that the cost of such charges be paid from the General Fund. 4
Statement of Purpose:
To remove the combined public benefits charge from electric customer
bills and pay the costs of such charge from the General Fund.