Patricia C. Bates
- Republican
Author
Existing law, the California Uniform Controlled Substances Act, classifies opioids as Schedule II controlled substances and imposes various restrictions on the prescription of those drugs. Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health, subject to an appropriation in the Budget Act of 2016, to award grant funding for naloxone, or another approved opioid antagonist, to local health departments, local government agencies, or other specified entities, in order to reduce the rate of fatal overdose from opioid drugs, including heroin and prescription opioids. This bill would establish the California Opioid Settlement Fund in the State Treasury and would require the total amount of the state's share of funds received pursuant to the Master Settlement Agreement, defined to mean the National Opioid Settlement agreement announced on February 25, 2022, by the Attorney General of the State of California between California and other states and the leading United States opioid product manufacturers, to be deposited in the fund. The bill would require distribution of funds from the fund to be made by annual appropriation of the Legislature consistent with the requirements of this bill, to the extent permissible under the terms of the Master Settlement Agreement, including a requirement that at least 60% of the funds appropriated be used to provide addiction-related services for people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless and priority shall be given to certain activities, including, among others, creating new, or expanding existing, substance use disorder treatment facilities.
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April 27 hearing postponed by committee.
April 26 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
Set for hearing April 27 in HEALTH pending receipt.
Set for hearing April 26.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Referral to Com. on PUB. S. rescinded because of the limitations placed on committee hearings due to ongoing health and safety risks of the COVID-19 virus.
Re-referred to Coms. on JUD., HEALTH, and PUB. S.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
From printer.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Article IV Section 8(a) of the Constitution and Joint Rule 55 dispensed with February 7, 2022, suspending the 30 calendar day requirement.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB1282 | HTML |
| 02/18/22 - Introduced | |
| 03/16/22 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/18/22 - Amended Senate |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/24/22- Senate Judiciary | |
| 04/25/22- Senate Health |
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