Mississippi House Bill 848

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 16 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-30 - DR - TSDPAA: A3 To PH
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The Opioid Settlement Fund Committee For The Purpose Of Annually Determining The Allocation Of Monies Received From Opioid Litigation Settlements And Deposited Into The Opioid Settlement Fund; To Designate The Members Of The Committee; To Require The Attorney General To Convene The Committee Within Six Months After Passage Of This Act; To State Certain Purposes For Which Grants From Opioid Litigation Settlement Monies May Be Awarded By The Committee; To Authorize The Attorney General To Remit Electronic Transfers Of Funds To The Opioid Settlement Fund; To Require The Attorney General To Annually Submit An Itemized Financial Report To The Legislature And The State Auditor On Disbursements Made From The Fund By The Committee; To Amend Section 27-103-305, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Opioid Settlement Fund Committee; create to disburse opioid litigation settlement monies.

Rep. Sam Creekmore [R]

Rep. Kevin Felsher [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-30	House	DR - TSDPAA: A3 To PH
2025-01-21	House	DR - TSDP: PH To A3
2025-01-16	House	Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
27	103	305	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB0848.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0848IN.htm