Assembly Bill A2466A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Implements statewide opioid settlement agreements and creates an opioid settlement fund

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2021-A2466 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6683
Current Committee:
Assembly Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 26 §§26.01 - 26.03, Ment Hyg L; add §97-bbbbb, St Fin L; amd §63, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A11059

2021-A2466 - Summary

Provides for implementation of statewide opioid settlement agreements; creates an opioid settlement fund.

2021-A2466 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2466
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  REYES,  GOTTFRIED, JACOBSON, PERRY, FRONTUS,
   MONTESANO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Alcoholism and
   Drug Abuse
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation  to  establishing  an
   opioid settlement fund
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 99-ii to read as follows:
   § 99-II. OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE
 JOINT  CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION
 AND FINANCE A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE "OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUND".
   2. MONEY ALLOCATED TO THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUND SHALL BE  KEPT  SEPA-
 RATE  AND SHALL NOT BE COMMINGLED WITH ANY OTHER FUNDS IN THE CUSTODY OF
 THE STATE COMPTROLLER.
   3. MONIES EXPENDED FROM SUCH FUND SHALL BE USED TO SUPPLEMENT AND  NOT
 SUPPLANT  ANY  OTHER  FUNDS WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE BEEN EXPENDED FOR
 ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE USE ADDICTION PREVENTION OR RECOVERY.
   4. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF MONEY RECEIVED BY THE STATE AS A  RESULT
 OF  THE  SETTLEMENT OF LITIGATION WITH ENTITIES THAT MANUFACTURED, SOLD,
 DISTRIBUTED OR PROMOTED PRESCRIPTION OPIOIDS,  PURSUANT  TO  THE  MASTER
 SETTLEMENT  AGREEMENT  ENTERED INTO BY THE, INTER ALIA, ATTORNEY GENERAL
 OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND ENTITIES THAT MANUFACTURED, SOLD,  DISTRIB-
 UTED  OR PROMOTED PRESCRIPTION OPIOIDS, AS WELL AS ANY FUNDS RECEIVED AS
 A RESULT OF A  JUDGEMENT,  STIPULATION,  DECREE,  AGREEMENT  TO  SETTLE,
 ASSURANCE  OF  DISCONTINUANCE,  OR  OTHER LEGAL INSTRUMENT RESOLVING ANY
 CLAIM OR  CAUSE  OF  ACTION  AGAINST  MANUFACTURERS,  DISTRIBUTORS,  AND
 VENDORS OF OPIOIDS ARISING OUT OF ACTIVITIES ALLEGED TO HAVE CONTRIBUTED
 TO  INCREASES  IN  OPIOID ADDICTION, WHETHER FILED OR UNFILED, ACTUAL OR
 POTENTIAL,  AND  WHETHER  ARISING  UNDER  COMMON  LAW,  EQUITY,  OR  ANY
 PROVISION OF LAW, AND ALL OTHER MONIES APPROPRIATED, CREDITED, OR TRANS-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2021-A2466A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6683
Current Committee:
Assembly Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 26 §§26.01 - 26.03, Ment Hyg L; add §97-bbbbb, St Fin L; amd §63, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A11059

2021-A2466A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for implementation of statewide opioid settlement agreements; creates an opioid settlement fund.

2021-A2466A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2466--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  REYES,  GOTTFRIED, JACOBSON, PERRY, FRONTUS,
   MONTESANO, HEVESI, SIMON, CLARK, MEEKS, McMAHON, McDONALD -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse --  commit-
   tee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
   mitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, the state finance  law  and  the
   executive law, in relation to implementing statewide opioid settlement
   agreements and creating an opioid settlement fund
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a  new  article
 26 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 26
                  STATEWIDE OPIOID SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS
 SECTION 26.01 DEFINITIONS.
         26.02 IMPLEMENTATION.
         26.03 LIMITATION  ON  AUTHORITY  OF GOVERNMENT ENTITIES TO BRING
                 LAWSUITS.
 § 26.01 DEFINITIONS.
   AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE  FOLLOWING
 MEANINGS:
   1.  "ADVISORY  BOARD"  MEANS  AN ADVISORY BOARD ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE
 OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS PURSUANT TO SECTION  26.02  OF
 THIS ARTICLE.
   2.  "APPROVED USES" MEANS ANY SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER RELATED SERVICES,
 SUPPORTS, OR PROGRAMS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SUBSTANCE USE  EDUCA-
 TION  AND  PREVENTION CAMPAIGNS, PREVENTION SERVICES, TREATMENT PROGRAMS
 WITH AN EMPHASIS ON MEDICATIONS TO TREAT SUBSTANCE  USE  DISORDER,  HARM
 REDUCTION  INTERVENTIONS,  CRISIS  SERVICES,  TREATMENT FOR CO-OCCURRING
 MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS, HOUSING SERVICES, PROGRAMS  THAT  ASSIST  THOSE
 INVOLVED  IN  THE  CRIMINAL  LEGAL  SYSTEM, COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES FOR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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