1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to opioid litigation; adding settling defendants to opioid litigation statute;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 3.757, subdivision 1.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 3.757, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
1.7 	the meanings given.
1.8 	(b) "Municipality" has the meaning provided in section 466.01, subdivision 1.
1.9 	(c) "Opioid litigation" means any civil litigation, demand, or settlement in lieu of litigation 
1.10 	alleging unlawful conduct related to the marketing, sale, or distribution of opioids in this 
1.11 	state or other alleged illegal actions that contributed to the excessive use of opioids.
1.12 	(d) "Released claim" means any cause of action or other claim that has been released in 
1.13 	a statewide opioid settlement agreement, including matters identified as a released claim as 
1.14 	that term or a comparable term is defined in a statewide opioid settlement agreement.
1.15 	(e) "Settling defendant" means Johnson & Johnson, AmerisourceBergen Corporation, 
1.16 	Cardinal Health, Inc., and McKesson Corporation, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Allergan plc, 
1.17 	CVS Health Corporation, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., and Walmart, Inc., as well as 
1.18 	related subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, and other related entities specifically named 
1.19 	as a released entity in a statewide opioid settlement agreement.
1.20 	(f) "Statewide opioid settlement agreement" means an agreement, including consent 
1.21 	judgments, assurances of discontinuance, and related agreements or documents, between 
1.22 	the attorney general, on behalf of the state, and a settling defendant, to provide or allocate 
2.1 	remuneration for conduct related to the marketing, sale, or distribution of opioids in this 
2.2 	state or other alleged illegal actions that contributed to the excessive use of opioids.