KentuckyAN ACT relating to the opioid abatement trust fund.
What it does
Amend KRS 15.293 to include in the opioid abatement trust fund money received by order of a court in connection with any settlement, judgment, or bankruptcy against any entity engaged in the manufacturing or distribution of opioids; remove expired citation references to specific defendants; authorize the Attorney General to promulgate administrative regulations prescribing the mechanism for distribution of funds received under specified circumstances; amend KRS 15.291 to conform.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 24signed by Governor Andy Beshear (Acts Ch. 49)Became Law
- Mar 14delivered to Governor
- Mar 14enrolled, signed by President of the SenateTo Governor
- Mar 14enrolled, signed by Speaker of the HouseMajor
- Mar 14received in House
- Mar 133rd reading, passed 37-0Passed Senate
- Vote recorded PASS HB 537. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 12posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 13, 2025
- Mar 122nd reading, to RulesMinor
- Mar 11reported favorably, 1st reading, to CalendarMinor
- Mar 7to Appropriations & Revenue (S)Minor
- Mar 6to Committee on Committees (S)Minor
- Mar 6received in Senate
- Mar 53rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute (1)Passed House
- Vote recorded Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 4posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 05, 2025
- Mar 4reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)Minor
- Feb 27returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- Feb 272nd readingMinor
- Feb 27taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- Feb 26returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- Feb 261st readingMinor
- Feb 26taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- Feb 21to Appropriations & Revenue (H)Minor
- Feb 13to Committee on Committees (H)Minor
- Feb 13introduced in HouseIntroduced