AN ACT CONCERNING LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL OF RATE INCREASES FOR ELECTRICITY AND NATURAL GAS.

HB 5078 requires the Connecticut General Assembly to vote on all electricity and natural gas rate increases initially approved by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA). Currently, PURA can approve these rate changes without legislative input. The bill mandates that after PURA approves a rate increase, both the Senate and House must separately vote on it. If either chamber rejects the rate increase, it cannot take effect. This directly affects PURA's regulatory process and the legislature's role in utility rate decisions.