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Senate adopts opioid‑settlement conference report after debate over third‑party administrator and oversight
Summary
Senators adopted the conference report implementing Mississippi’s opioid settlement fund, keeping legislative appropriation authority while adding language authorizing the Attorney General to hire a third‑party administrator; floor questions focused on vendor scoring, council role and coordination with statewide public‑health programs.
The Mississippi Senate on the floor adopted a conference report for Senate Bill 2726, the implementing legislation for the state’s opioid settlement funds, after extended questions from members about how the funds will be vetted and administered.
A lawmaker explaining the conference report said it incorporates Senate language, removes a House reference to diversity‑equity‑inclusion (DEI), and adds explicit definitions and priorities guiding the advisory council. The explanation also described a provision allowing the Attorney General’s office to hire, pursuant to state procurement law, a third‑party contractor to assist with an online application platform, technical…
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