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LD1235 • 2025

An Act to Establish Transparency in Opioid Settlement Funds Allocated to Municipalities or Counties

An Act to Establish Transparency in Opioid Settlement Funds Allocated to Municipalities or Counties

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Sponsor
Representative Amy Roeder
Last action
2025-04-29
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act to Establish Transparency in Opioid Settlement Funds Allocated to Municipalities or Counties

An Act to Establish Transparency in Opioid Settlement Funds Allocated to Municipalities or Counties Sponsor: Representative Amy Roeder Reference committee: Health and Human Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Establish Transparency in Opioid Settlement Funds Allocated to Municipalities or Counties Sponsor: Representative Amy Roeder Reference committee: Health and Human Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-29 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-04-23 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-04-15 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-04-15 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-03-25 House

    Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed. On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  6. 2025-03-25 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Establish Transparency in Opioid Settlement Funds Allocated to Municipalities or Counties
Sponsor:
Representative Amy Roeder
Reference committee:
Health and Human Services
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1235
H.P. 810 House of Representatives, March 25, 2025
An Act to Establish Transparency in Opioid Settlement Funds
Allocated to Municipalities or Counties
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative ROEDER of Bangor.
Cosponsored by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot and
Representatives: CLOUTIER of Lewiston, DRINKWATER of Milford, FAIRCLOTH of
Bangor, RANA of Bangor, SUPICA of Bangor, Senators: BRADSTREET of Kennebec,
TIPPING of Penobscot.

Page 1 - 132LR1293(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §203-D is enacted to read:
3§203-D. Reporting on funds received by direct share subdivisions pursuant to court
4settlements of opioid crisis litigation
5 A direct share subdivision that receives funds pursuant to the court settlements of the
6 opioid crisis litigation, as set forth in the Memoranda of Understanding, shall submit a
7 report to the Attorney General by January 15, 2026, and annually thereafter, detailing the
8 amount of such funds received and expended in the prior calendar year, including a
9 description of each such expenditure.
10 As used in this section, "Memoranda of Understanding" has the same meaning as in
11 section 203-C, subsection 1, paragraph C and "direct share subdivision" means a
12 municipality or county that is a plaintiff subdivision identified in Exhibit 3 of the
13 Memoranda of Understanding.
14SUMMARY
15 This bill requires that a direct share subdivision that receives opioid settlement funds
16 in accordance with the Maine State‑Subdivision Memorandum of Understanding and
17 Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds, dated and signed on January 26, 2022, and
18 the Maine State‑Subdivision Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding
19 Use of Settlement Funds‑2023, dated and signed on May 2, 2023, collectively defined in
20 the bill as "Memoranda of Understanding," must submit an annual report to the Attorney
21 General detailing the amount of such funds received and expended in the prior calendar
22 year and including a description of each such expenditure. The first annual report must be
23 submitted by January 15, 2026. "Direct share subdivision" is defined in the bill as a
24 municipality or county that is a plaintiff subdivision identified in Exhibit 3 of the
25 Memoranda of Understanding.
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