Bill Text: TX HB3365 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a statewide opioid settlement agreement.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-04-06 - Left pending in committee [HB3365 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB3365-Introduced.html
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| By: Klick | H.B. No. 3365 | |
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| relating to a statewide opioid settlement agreement. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Chapter 403, Government Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subchapter R to read as follows: | ||
| SUBCHAPTER R. STATEWIDE OPIOID SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT | ||
| Sec. 403.501. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: | ||
| (1) "Council" means the Texas Opioid Council created | ||
| as described by the term sheet to manage the distribution of funds | ||
| from the opioid abatement fund in accordance with a statewide | ||
| opioid settlement agreement. | ||
| (2) "Governmental entity" means: | ||
| (A) this state and each of its departments, | ||
| agencies, divisions, boards, commissions, and instrumentalities; | ||
| and | ||
| (B) a political subdivision of this state, | ||
| including a county, municipality, special district, school | ||
| district, junior college district, and housing authority. | ||
| (3) "Released claim" means a claim that has been | ||
| released under a statewide opioid settlement agreement. | ||
| (4) "Released entity" means an entity against which a | ||
| claim has been released under a statewide opioid settlement | ||
| agreement. | ||
| (5) "Statewide opioid settlement agreement" means all | ||
| settlement agreements and related documents entered into by this | ||
| state through the attorney general and opioid manufacturers, | ||
| distributors, or retailers relating to illegal conduct in the | ||
| marketing, promotion, sale, distribution, and dispensing of | ||
| opioids that provide relief for this state and political | ||
| subdivisions of this state. | ||
| (6) "Term sheet" means the Texas Opioid Abatement Fund | ||
| Council and Settlement Allocation Term Sheet agreed to by this | ||
| state and political subdivisions of this state. | ||
| Sec. 403.502. SETTLEMENT RECORDS. The attorney general and | ||
| comptroller shall maintain a copy of a statewide opioid settlement | ||
| agreement, including any amendments to the agreement, and make the | ||
| copy available on the attorney general's and comptroller's Internet | ||
| websites. | ||
| Sec. 403.503. TEXAS OPIOID ABATEMENT FUND COUNCIL. The | ||
| council is administratively attached to the comptroller's office. | ||
| The comptroller shall provide the staff and facilities necessary to | ||
| assist the council in performing its duties. | ||
| Sec. 403.504. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS. Funds obtained under | ||
| a statewide opioid settlement agreement shall be distributed in | ||
| accordance with the term sheet. | ||
| Sec. 403.505. EFFECT OF SETTLEMENT ON RELEASED CLAIMS. (a) | ||
| A governmental entity may not bring a released claim against a | ||
| released entity. | ||
| (b) A court shall dismiss with prejudice a pending action | ||
| asserting a released claim against a released entity brought by a | ||
| governmental entity. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. | ||
