Bill > SB0592

This bill amends sections 2 and 3 of the 2022 PA 85 act, which prohibited certain governmental entities in Michigan from filing civil actions related to opioids. The key provisions of this bill are: 1. It defines several important terms, including "Allergan settlement," "CVS settlement," "Distributor settlement," "Janssen settlement," "MDL," "Political subdivision," "Teva settlement," "Walgreens national settlement," and "Walmart settlement," which refer to various legal settlements and agreements related to the opioid crisis. 2. It prohibits political subdivisions in Michigan (such as counties, cities, townships, and school districts) from commencing or maintaining civil actions related to the released claims defined in these various settlement agreements, after specific dates ranging from January 1, 2021, to January 1, 2022, depending on the settlement. The purpose of this bill is to further restrict the ability of local governmental entities in Michigan to file lawsuits related to the opioid crisis, in the context of the state's participation in several major legal settlements with pharmaceutical companies and distributors.