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

Plain English Breakdown

While metadata indicates the bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, the official text excerpt provided is labeled as a 'Proposed Bill' referred to committee. The effective date remains unknown based on this specific text.

Removing the Combined Public Benefits Charge from Electric Bills

This bill removes a fee called the 'Combined Public Benefits Charge' from electric customer bills and requires that these costs be paid from the state's General Fund.

What This Bill Does

• Removes charges collectively known as the 'Combined Public Benefits Charge' from electric bills for end use customers of each electric distribution company.
• Requires that the cost of these removed charges be paid from the General Fund.

Who It Names or Affects

• End use customers who receive electricity from electric distribution companies.
• Electric distribution companies in the state.

Terms To Know

Combined Public Benefits Charge

Charges collectively listed on electric bills that this bill seeks to remove for end use customers.

General Fund

The state fund from which the costs of the removed charges must be paid.

Limits and Unknowns

• The official text does not specify an effective date for these changes.
• The source material does not list specific public benefit programs funded by this charge, only that it is a collective charge on electric bills.

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. 522 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5080
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 522

Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY

Introduced by:
REP. HOXHA, 78th Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING THE REMOVAL OF THE PUBLIC BENEFITS
CHARGE FROM 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.