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HB 537 Kentucky House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to the opioid abatement trust fund.

Summary
Amend KRS 15.293 to include in the opioid abatement trust fund money received by order of a court in connection with any settlement, judgment, or bankruptcy against any entity engaged in the manufacturing or distribution of opioids; remove expired citation references to specific defendants; authorize the Attorney General to promulgate administrative regulations prescribing the mechanism for distribution of funds received under specified circumstances; amend KRS 15.291 to conform.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Signed Mar 24, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from a bill reference (BR 1232) to a House Bill (HB 537) and updated with a new date. The main substantive change is the addition of the word 'person' alongside 'entity' in multiple sections, broadening the scope of who can be held liable for opioid settlements. Minor formatting adjustments were made to spacing and line breaks throughout the document.
Scope change
The bill's scope was slightly expanded by changing references from 'entity' to 'entity or person' in sections defining the fund's composition and settlement recipients, potentially broadening liability beyond just corporate entities to include individuals.
TECHNICAL

Bill reference changed from '25 RS BR 1232' to '25 RS HB 537/GA' and page header updated with new date (3/5/2025 instead of 2/13/2025).

Minor formatting changes including spacing adjustments in paragraphs and removal of some bracketed text that appeared to be placeholder or draft language.

ELIGIBILITY

Added the word 'person' to multiple sections (15, 17, 4, 6, 24, 25) changing 'entity' to 'entity or person' to broaden who can be held liable for opioid manufacturing or distribution settlements.

Floor votes · House Mar 5, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 49)
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 37-0
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Committee
to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Committee
to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.