following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
Opioids have had a devastating effect on all our communities. Unfortunately, our Attorney General
negotiated a settlement that excludes small communities of less than 10,000 people from receiving direct
assistance unless that community was part of the original suit. Our Attorney General is sending a clear
message that the lives of people in small town USA do not matter as much as those who live in the suburbs
and the big cities.”
House Bill No. 5969, entitled
A bill to amend 1986 PA 268, entitled “Legislative council act,” (MCL 4.1101 to 4.1901) by amending the
title, as amended by 2018 PA 638, and by adding chapter 8A.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays,
as follows: