1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 2115, the first engrossment, as follows:
1.2Page 113, after line 26, insert:
1.3 "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 3.757, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.4 Subdivision 1.
Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
1.5the meanings given.
1.6(b) "Municipality" has the meaning provided in section
466.01, subdivision 1.
1.7(c) "Opioid litigation" means any civil litigation, demand, or settlement in lieu
of litigation
1.8alleging unlawful conduct related to the marketing, sale, or distribution of opioids
in this
1.9state or other alleged illegal actions that contributed to the excessive use of opioids.
1.10(d) "Released claim" means any cause of action or other claim that has been released
in
1.11a statewide opioid settlement agreement, including matters identified as a released
claim as
1.12that term or a comparable term is defined in a statewide opioid settlement agreement.
1.13(e) "Settling defendant" means
an entity that engages in, has engaged in, or has provided
1.14consultation services regarding the manufacture, marketing, promotion, sale, distribution,
1.15or dispensing of opioids, and that has been the subject of a statewide opioid settlement
1.16agreement or bankruptcy plan, including but not limited to Johnson & Johnson,
1.17AmerisourceBergen Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., McKesson Corporation, Teva
1.18Pharmaceuticals, Allergan plc, CVS Health Corporation, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.,
1.19and Walmart, Inc.,
and Purdue Pharma L.P., as well as related subsidiaries, affiliates, officers,
1.20directors, and other related entities specifically named as a released entity in a
statewide
1.21opioid settlement agreement.
1.22(f) "Statewide opioid settlement agreement" means an agreement
, including consent
1.23judgments, assurances of discontinuance, and related agreements or documents, between
1.24the attorney general, on behalf of the state, and a settling defendant, to provide
or allocate
2.1remuneration for conduct related to the
manufacture, marketing,
promotion, sale,
dispensing,
2.2or distribution of opioids in this state or other alleged illegal actions that contributed
to the
2.3excessive use of opioids.
A statewide opioid settlement agreement includes consent
2.4judgments, assurances of discontinuance, and related agreements or documents, that
contain
2.5structural or payment provisions requiring or anticipating the participation of municipalities
2.6and allowing for the allocation of settlement funds between the state and municipalities
to
2.7be set through a state-specific agreement."
2.8Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
2.9Amend the title accordingly