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Attorney General seeks opioid restitution funding for state enforcement unit; advocates want safeguards
Summary
Attorney General Anthony Brown asked the Health and Government Operations Committee to authorize opioid restitution funds to support his office’s Opioids Enforcement Unit so in‑house enforcement and litigation can continue without relying on contingency outside counsel.
Delegate Rosenberg presented House Bill 728 to authorize explicit use of opioid restitution fund revenue to cover operating expenses and personnel costs for the Attorney General’s Opioids Enforcement Unit.
Nut graf: The Attorney General’s office said the unit has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for the state and local governments and currently uses the Consumer Recovery Fund to support enforcement activities; the bill would allow use of ORF monies to fund the unit’s operating costs so the office can continue in‑house litigation rather than rely on contingency outside counsel, which the AG said…
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