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Senate hears H.660 overview: proposed allocations from opioid settlement fund, reversions and oversight changes
Summary
Representative Eric McGuire and staff briefed the Senate Health & Welfare Committee on H.660, the FY2027 appropriations bill distributing opioid abatement settlement funds to prevention, treatment, recovery, syringe services, and other initiatives; staff walked members through allocations, reversions, and a request for sustainability plans on ongoing funding.
Representative Eric McGuire, who served on the opioid settlement advisory committee, presented H.660 to the Senate Health & Welfare Committee on April 1, summarizing planned FY2027 appropriations from the opioid abatement settlement fund and related changes to oversight and sustainability requirements.
McGuire said H.660 aims to ensure settlement dollars support a balanced statewide response—investing in prevention, treatment, recovery, harm reduction, recovery housing, syringe service programs, and peer recovery coaching. He said the advisory committee…
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