KY HB537 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-21 - to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Pending: House Appropriations and Revenue Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 13 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-21 - to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Pending: House Appropriations and Revenue Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
AN ACT relating to the opioid abatement trust fund.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-21 | House | to Appropriations & Revenue (H) |
| 2025-02-13 | House | to Committee on Committees (H) |
| 2025-02-13 | House | introduced in House |
Subjects
Kentucky State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/hb537.html |
| Text | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb537/orig_bill.pdf |
