Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on April 18, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
Senate Bill 5
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SURCHARGE ON THE MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF OPIOIDS AND FUNDING FOR OPIOID ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To establish a surcharge on the gross receipts of opioids sold in this state by manufacturers and wholesalers, establish an opioid abuse prevention and treatment account from the proceeds of the surcharge, and provide grants-in-aid to regional opioid abuse prevention and treatment programs that follow state and federal treatment protocols.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
1 co-sponsor
In the House of Representatives
1 co-sponsor
Its course
February 3 to April 18, 2016, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action12 actions on 9 days
In the SenateFeb 3 to Apr 18 · stopped75 days
Finance, Revenue and Bonding CommitteeFeb 3 to Mar 3157 days
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the Senate Feb 3 – Mar 31
- Feb 3Introduced and sent to Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
- Mar 16Drafted as a bill by Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
- Mar 17Sent to Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
- Mar 21Heard in Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
- Mar 31Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee recommended a substitute for it
All 12 actions, as published
- Feb 3REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 17Vote to DraftBoth houses
- Mar 16DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
- Mar 17REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 21PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 31Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Apr 1FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 11REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 18RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 18FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- Apr 18SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- Apr 18FILE NO.Both houses