Mike Karickhoff
- Republican
- Representative
- District 30
Author
Specifies that the distribution of funds from an opioid litigation settlement is subject to a bankruptcy court order or bankruptcy settlement. Provides that an annual distribution of less than $5,000 payable to a city or town pursuant to an opioid litigation settlement agreement must be paid instead to the county. (Under current law, the threshold is $1,000.) Specifies that amounts owed by the state for attorney's fees and costs incurred in connection with opioid litigation must be deducted from the opioid settlement distribution payable to the state. Permits a city, county, or town that receives an opioid litigation settlement payment to transfer all or part of the payment to another city, county, or town to be used for the benefit of both communities. Permits a city, county, or town that receives an opioid litigation distribution to sell the right to receive the distribution. Excludes from the agency settlement fund any amount owed for outside counsel attorney's fees, costs, or expenses.
First reading: referred to Committee on Appropriations
Referred to the Senate
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 73: yeas 97, nays 0
Senate sponsor: Senator Mishler
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Representatives Steuerwald, Jeter C, GiaQuinta added as coauthors
Representative GiaQuinta removed as coauthor
Representative GiaQuinta added as coauthor
Authored by Representative Karickhoff
First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| Introduced House Bill (H) | |
| House Bill (H) |
| Document | Format |
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| Fiscal Note: HB1208.02.COMH.FN001 | |
| Fiscal Note: HB1208.02.COMH.FN002 | |
| Fiscal Note: HB1208.02.COMH.FN003 |
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