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House advances $ — H.660 targets opioid settlement funds to recovery, harm reduction and prevention

Vermont House of Representatives · March 19, 2026
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Summary

The House approved amendments and ordered third reading on H.660, a bill allocating opioid settlement funds across recovery housing, syringe services, peer coaching in corrections, EMS buprenorphine programs and youth prevention programs, with increased oversight by the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee.

The Vermont House advanced H.660, a bill to appropriate FY2027 opioid abatement special fund dollars and investments from the substance misuse prevention special fund to statewide recovery, harm reduction and prevention programs.

Representative Maguire (member from Rutland City) described the bill’s allocations: $455,000 to Department of Health outreach and case management positions; $1.6 million for certified…

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