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Committee amends code to accept new opioid settlements and sends bill to Judiciary
2505654 · March 5, 2025
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Summary
House Bill 491 was amended to open the opioid-abatement statute to accept $90 million from Purdue/Sackler family settlement and an additional $15 million from other defendants; the committee voted 7–0 to forward the bill.
The Civil Justice Subcommittee voted to amend and advance House Bill 491 to allow the State's opioid abatement council to accept settlement funds from Purdue, the Sackler family and other defendants.
Chairman Foreman explained the statute creating the Opioid Abatement…
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