Opioid settlement.
Summary
Specifies that the distribution of funds from an opioid litigation settlement is subject to a bankruptcy court order or bankruptcy settlement. Provides that an annual distribution of less than $5,000 payable to a city or town pursuant to an opioid litigation settlement agreement must be paid instead to the county. (Under current law, the threshold is $1,000.) Specifies that amounts owed by the state for attorney's fees and costs incurred in connection with opioid litigation must be deducted from the opioid settlement distribution payable to the state. Permits a city, county, or town that receives an opioid litigation settlement payment to transfer all or part of the payment to another city, county, or town to be used for the benefit of both communities. Permits a city, county, or town that receives an opioid litigation distribution to sell the right to receive the distribution. Excludes from the agency settlement fund any amount owed for outside counsel attorney's fees, costs, or expenses.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2023
Last action Feb 27, 2023
Floor votes · House Feb 6, 2023
How they voted
91–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 94
Feb 6, 2023
D
Democratic26
96% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican67
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Feb 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 73: yeas 97, nays 0
lower
Jan 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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