Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi SB2726: Mississippi Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Council; to amend provisions related to.
Status: Signed into law, April 9, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-153-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE THE TERMS "SETTLEMENT FUNDS" AND "FUND"; TO PROVIDE THAT THE LEGISLATURE MAY DETERMINE WHICH OF THE APPLICANTS FROM THE LIST OF RECOMMENDED GRANT RECIPIENTS RECEIVED FROM THE MISSISSIPPI OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUND ADVISORY COUNCIL SHALL RECEIVE SETTLEMENT FUNDS AND THE AMOUNT EACH APPLICANT SHALL RECEIVE, IF ANY, BY SEPARATE LINE ITEMS IN AN APPROPRIATION BILL; TO REQUIRE THE ADVISORY COUNCIL, WHEN DEVELOPING PRIORITIES TO GUIDE THE SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS, TO ALIGN WITH CERTAIN STRATEGY PILLARS FOR ADDRESSING OPIOID USE DISORDER AND OVERDOSE; TO DIRECT THE ADVISORY COUNCIL, BY AND THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, TO SOLICIT AND ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH A QUALIFIED THIRD PARTY TO CREATE AND ADMINISTER AN ONLINE PLATFORM FOR THE SUBMISSION OF GRANT PROPOSALS, PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO GRANT APPLICANTS IN SUBMITTING SUCH PROPOSALS, PROVIDE AN INITIAL INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION, SCORING AND CATEGORIZATION OF PROPOSALS USING STANDARDIZED CRITERIA, GRANT ADMINISTRATION AND PROVIDE OUTCOME MONITORING, INCLUDING THE REVIEW OF QUARTERLY REPORTS AND OTHER NECESSARY DATA, AND THE REPORTING OF SUCH DATA TO THE ADVISORY COUNCIL AND TO THE PUBLIC ON THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S WEBSITE; TO PROHIBIT A MEMBER OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL FROM, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, INFLUENCING, SEEKING TO INFLUENCE, VOTING ON, OR PARTICIPATING IN THE RECOMMENDATION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS OR THE RECOMMENDATION TO ALLOCATE FUNDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANY ORGANIZATION WITH WHICH THE MEMBER HAS AN AFFILIATION; TO REQUIRE A MEMBER OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL TO RECUSE ON SUCH MATTERS; TO CONFORM THE QUORUM REQUIREMENT OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL; TO REVISE THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO SETTLEMENT FUNDS; TO REENACT SECTION 27-103-305, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH AUTHORIZES THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUND; TO DIRECT THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN FUNDS INTO THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUND; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to amend section 41-153-1, mississippi code of 1972, to define the terms "settlement funds" and "fund"; to provide that the legislature may determine which of the applicants from the list of recommended grant recipients received from the mississippi opioid settlement fund advisory council shall receive settlement funds and the amount each applicant shall receive, if any, by separate line items in an appropriation bill…
From the enrolled text, April 2, 2026:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-153-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE THE TERMS "SETTLEMENT FUNDS" AND "FUND"; TO PROVIDE THAT THE LEGISLATURE MAY DETERMINE WHICH OF THE APPLICANTS FROM THE LIST OF RECOMMENDED GRANT RECIPIENTS RECEIVED FROM THE MISSISSIPPI OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUND ADVISORY COUNCIL SHALL RECEIVE SETTLEMENT FUNDS AND THE AMOUNT EACH APPLICANT SHALL RECEIVE, IF ANY, BY SEPARATE LINE ITEMS IN AN APPROPRIATION BILL; TO REQUIRE THE ADVISORY COUNCIL, WHEN DEVELOPING PRIORITIES TO GUIDE THE SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS, TO ALIGN WITH CERTAIN STRATEGY PILLARS FOR ADDRESSING OPIOID USE DISORDER AND OVERDOSE; TO DIRECT THE ADVISORY COUNCIL, BY AND THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, TO SOLICIT AND ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH A QUALIFIED THIRD PARTY TO CREATE AND ADMINISTER AN ONLINE PLATFORM FOR THE SUBMISSION OF GRANT PROPOSALS, PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO GRANT APPLICANTS IN SUBMITTING SUCH PROPOSALS, PROVIDE AN INITIAL INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION, SCORING AND CATEGORIZATION OF PROPOSALS USING STANDARDIZED CRITERIA, GRANT ADMINISTRATION AND PROVIDE OUTCOME MONITORING, INCLUDING THE REVIEW OF QUARTERLY REPORTS AND OTHER NECESSARY DATA, AND THE REPORTING OF SUCH DATA TO THE ADVISORY COUNCIL AND TO THE PUBLIC ON THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S WEBSITE; TO PROHIBIT A MEMBER OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL FROM, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, INFLUENCING, SEEKING TO INFLUENCE, VOTING ON, OR PARTICIPATING IN THE RECOMMENDATION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS OR …
Sponsors
- Boyd, Nicole (R, 9) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Approved by Governor
- : Enrolled Bill Signed
- : Immediate Release
- : Conference Report Adopted
- : Conference Report Adopted
- : Conference Report Filed
- : Conferees Named Creekmore IV,Felsher,Deweese
- : Conferees Named Wiggins,Boyd,Kirby
- : Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
- : Returned For Concurrence
Votes
- Conference Report Adopted (March 29, 2026): 118 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Conference Report Adopted (March 27, 2026): 48 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Passed As Amended (March 5, 2026): 118 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Passed (February 5, 2026): 51 yea, 1 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB2726?
- SB2726 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Mississippi Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Council; to amend provisions related to.
- What does SB2726 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend section 41-153-1, mississippi code of 1972, to define the terms "settlement funds" and "fund"; to provide that the legislature may determine which of the applicants from the list of recommended grant recipients received from the mississippi opioid settlement fund advisory council shall receive settlement funds and the amount each applicant shall receive, if any, by separate line items in an appropriation bill…
- What is the status of SB2726?
- Signed into law as of April 9, 2026. Latest action: Approved by Governor (April 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB2726?
- Boyd, Nicole (R, 9).
- Where is the official record for SB2726?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/SB/SB2726.xml
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