SB 7030 — Trust Funds/State Opioid Settlement Trust Fund/Department of Children and Families
by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
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Prepared by: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Committee (AHS)
The bill relating to Trust Fund/State Opioid Settlement Trust Fund/Department of Children and Families, amends s. 20.195, F.S., establishing the Opioid Settlement Trust Fund within the Department of Children and Families. The purpose of the trust fund is to abate the opioid epidemic in accordance with the settlement agreements reached by the state in opioid-related litigation or bankruptcy proceedings. The trust fund will receive funds as provided in the General Appropriations Act.
If approved by the Governor, or allowed to become law without the Governor’s signature, these provisions take effect July 1, 2023.
Vote: Senate 39-0; House 113-0