General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5 February Session, 2016 LCO No. 60 *00060* Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: SEN. CRISCO, 17th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5 February Session, 2016 LCO No. 60 *00060* Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: SEN. CRISCO, 17th Dist. AN ACT ESTABLISHING A FEE ON THE MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION, PRESCRIPTION AND DISPENSATION OF OPIOIDS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That title 12 of the general statutes be amended to establish a fee on the manufacture, distribution, prescription and dispensation of opioids. Statement of Purpose: To control the opioid epidemic by imposing a fee on the manufacture, distribution, prescription and dispensation thereof.