New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A5588: National opioid settlements-expand oversight & transparency of funds
Status: In committee, October 5, 2026
Expands oversight and transparency of funds received by State and local entities due to national opioid settlements.
What the bill says
An Act concerning opioid settlement funds, amending P.L.2023, c.25, and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes.
From the introduced text, October 5, 2026:
An Act concerning opioid settlement funds, amending P.L.2023, c.25, and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. (New Section) The Legislature finds and declares: a. The opioid epidemic in the United States has resulted in a complex array of lawsuits across the country against pharmaceutical companies and other entities implicated in the crisis. b. New Jersey and its local governments will be paid more than $1.1 billion through 2038 pursuant to settlement agreements with opioid manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. The State will receive half of the funds and the other half will be allocated directly to 262 local government entities, including all 21 counties in the State. c. The national opioid settlement agreements, a State Attorney Generals memorandum of agreement, and State law govern the approved uses of the settlement funds in New Jersey. d. The majority of the funds are intended for opioid abatement programs focused on treatment, prevention, and other strategies to combat the opioid epidemic and the harms it inflicts on New Jerseyans. A relatively small amount of the funds - no more than five percent - may be used for administrative purposes. e. Under State law, the Department of Human Services administers the non-lapsing Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund, where …
Sponsors
- Cody D. Miller (D, 4) · primary sponsor
- Alexander Schnall (D, 30) · primary sponsor
- Maureen Rowan (D, 2) · primary sponsor
- Dan Hutchison (D, 4)
- Clinton Calabrese (D, 36)
- Carol A. Murphy (D, 7)
- Vincent M. Kearney (D, 21)
Latest actions
- : INT 1RA REF AOF
Subjects: HUMAN SERVICES - DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE
Common questions
- What is A5588?
- A5588 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): National opioid settlements-expand oversight & transparency of funds.
- What does A5588 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning opioid settlement funds, amending P.L.2023, c.25, and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes.
- What is the status of A5588?
- In committee as of October 5, 2026. Latest action: INT 1RA REF AOF (October 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored A5588?
- Cody D. Miller (D, 4), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A5588?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A5588
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