SB 751

Public Health – Opioid Restitution Advisory Council and Fund – Revisions

Sponsor: Senator KlausmeierCommittee: FinanceSubject: Public HealthStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 851 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Secretary of Health to present decisions for the allocations of money from the Opioid Restitution Fund to the Opioid Restitution Fund Advisory Council; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to post on the Department's website certain information regarding allocations of money from the Fund; and requiring the Department to report to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2024, on the best process for making the expenditures of all opioid settlement agreements accessible to the public.

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Testimony (29)

MGA witness list

FAV 19FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Appleby, Clayton	Addiction Connections Resource	Oral
FAV	Rabbitt, Dan	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Torsch, John	Daniel Carl Torsch Foundation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Torsch, Toni	Daniel Carl Torsch Foundation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lowe, Lisa	F.A.C.E. Addiction Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Berterman, Jennifer	Halo Recovery LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dayton, Jonathan	Maryland Rural Health Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ciekot, Annlobbyist	Public Policy Partners	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jones, Hanna	The Torsch Foundation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rives, Chris	Voices of Hope Maryland	Oral
FAV	Tuerke, Jennifer	Voices of Hope, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wright, Aaron	Voices of Hope, Maryland	Oral
FAV	Caplan, Jason	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Foley, Michael	Individual	Oral
FAV	Santini, Debra	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Klausmeier, Senator Klausmeierlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Klausmeier, Senator Klausmeierlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Klausmeier, Senator Klausmeierlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Hale, Terry	Cecil County Councils Office	Written (PDF)
UNF	Sample, Sarah	Maryland Association of Counties	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Sample, Sarah	Maryland Association of Counties	Written (PDF)
FWA	Grant, Marie	Maryland Department of Health	Oral
FWA	Adams, MD, Joseph	Maryland-DC Society of Addiction Medicine	Written (PDF)
FWA	Klausmeier, Katherine	Senator Katherine Klausmeier	Written (PDF)
FWA	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Caplan, Jason	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Burrell, Deborahlobbyist	Strengthening the Mid-Atlantic Region for Tomorrow/Burrell International Group	Written (PDF)
INFO	Harris, Mrs.	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

Addiction Connections ResourceFAV 1

Behavioral Health System BaltimoreFAV 1

Cecil County Councils OfficeUNF 1

Daniel Carl Torsch FoundationFAV 2

F.A.C.E. Addiction MarylandFAV 1

Halo Recovery LLCFAV 1

Maryland Association of CountiesUNF 2

Maryland Department of HealthFWA 1

Maryland Rural Health AssociationFAV 1

Maryland-DC Society of Addiction MedicineFWA 1

NCADD-MarylandFAV 1

Public Policy PartnersFAV 1

Senator Katherine KlausmeierFWA 1

Strengthening the Mid-Atlantic Region for Tomorrow/Burrell International GroupINFO 1

The Torsch FoundationFAV 1

Voices of Hope MarylandFAV 1

Voices of Hope, Inc.FAV 1

Voices of Hope, MarylandFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVCiekot, AnnPublic Policy PartnersRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; B'More Clubhouse; Baltimore City Substance Abuse Directorate; Bard College; CareForth; Children's Advocacy Institute…

INFOBurrell, DeborahStrengthening the Mid-Atlantic Region for Tomorrow/Burrell International GroupRegistered for: Steer Tech; Comus Sustainable Pozzolan Products; Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (EBSI)…