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Committee adopts strike-all and advances bill to tighten oversight of opioid settlement funds
Summary
The committee considered a strike-all substitute to House Bill 1760 aimed at adding conflict-of-interest rules and clearer legislative allocation procedures for opioid settlement funds; sponsor Senator Boyd said the substitute modeled best practices and the committee moved to report the bill do pass.
Chairman Wiggins called up House Bill 1760 to address oversight of opioid settlement funds. "In short, it's to put some more accountability into the funds and the process," Senator Boyd told the committee, explaining the strike-all clarifies how funds can be allocated by the legislature and adds conflict-of-interest provisions modeled on Gulf Coast allocation procedures.
Senator Boyd said the substitute outlines procedures to avoid conflicts and to ensure funds are allocated transparently. The committee adopted the strike-all substitute on a motion and later voted to report the bill 'do pass' with title sufficient and other procedural motions announced on the floor. No detailed roll-call vote appears in the transcript excerpt; the committee moved the bill forward for further consideration.
The discussion was procedural and focused on internal allocation safeguards; Senator Boyd said staff and sponsors would be available to answer further questions as the bill moves through the process.
