SECOND REGULAR SESSION
[PERFECTED]
HOUSE BILL NO. 2162
101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE DEATON.
5011H.01P DANA RADEMAN MILLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To repeal section 196.1050, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to the
opioid addiction treatment and recovery fund.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 196.1050, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu
2 thereof, to be known as section 196.1050, to read as follows:
196.1050. 1. The proceeds of any monetary settlement or portion of a global
2 settlement between the attorney general of the state and any drug manufacturers, distributors,
3 or combination thereof to resolve an opioid-related cause of action against such drug
4 manufacturers, distributors, or combination thereof in a state or federal court shall only be
5 utilized to pay for opioid addiction treatment and prevention services and health care and law
6enforcement costs related to opioid addiction treatment and prevention. Under no
7circumstances shall such settlement moneys be utilized to fund other services, programs,
8 or expenses not reasonably related to opioid addiction treatment and prevention.
9 2. (1) There is hereby established in the state treasury the "Opioid Addiction
10 Treatment and Recovery Fund", which shall consist of the proceeds of any settlement
11 described in subsection 1 of this section, as well as any funds appropriated by the general
12 assembly, or gifts, grants, donations, or bequests. The state treasurer shall be custodian of the
13 fund. In accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180, the state treasurer may approve
14 disbursements. The fund shall be a dedicated fund and money in the fund shall be used by the
15 department of mental health, the department of health and senior services, the department of
16 social services,[and]the department of public safety, the department of corrections, the
EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets[thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law. Matter inbold-facetype in the above bill is proposed language. 17officeofadministration,andthejudiciaryforthepurposessetforthinsubsection1ofthis
18section.
19 (2)Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection33.080tothecontrary,anymoneys
20remaininginthefundattheendofthebienniumshallnotreverttothecreditofthegeneral
21revenuefund.
22 (3)Thestatetreasurershallinvestmoneysinthefundinthesamemannerasother
23fundsareinvested.Anyinterestandmoneysearnedonsuchinvestmentsshallbecreditedto
24thefund.
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