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1    AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by
5adding Section 13-226 as follows:
 
6    (735 ILCS 5/13-226 new)
7    Sec. 13-226. Opioid litigation.
8    (a) Definitions. In this Section:
9    "National multistate opioid settlement" means any
10agreement (i) to which the State and at least two other states
11are parties and (ii) in which the State agrees to release
12claims that it has brought or could have brought in an action
13against an opioid defendant or has the claims released in a
14final order entered by a court. "National multistate opioid
15settlement" includes (i) any form of resolution reached in a
16bankruptcy proceeding, provided that the Attorney General both
17agrees to the specific terms of such resolution or agreement
18in a bankruptcy proceeding and announces his or her agreement
19in the record of such bankruptcy proceeding, or (ii) a final
20order entered by the bankruptcy court.
21    "Opioid defendant" means (i) a defendant in opioid
22litigation brought by the Attorney General, or (ii) a person
23or entity engaged in the manufacturing, marketing,

 

 

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1distribution, prescription, dispensing, or other use of opioid
2medications.
3    "Opioid litigation" means any civil litigation, demand, or
4settlement in lieu of litigation, alleging unlawful conduct in
5the manufacturing, marketing, distribution, prescription,
6dispensing, or other use of opioid medications.
7    "Unit of local government" has the meaning provided in
8Article VII, Section 1 of the Illinois Constitution of 1970.
9    (b) Release of claims.
10        (1) On and after the effective date of this amendatory
11    Act of the 102nd General Assembly, no unit of local
12    government or school district may file or become a party
13    to opioid litigation against an opioid defendant that is
14    subject to a national multistate opioid settlement unless
15    approved by the Attorney General.
16        (2) If counties representing 60% of the population of
17    the State, including all counties with a population of at
18    least 250,000, have agreed to an intrastate allocation
19    agreement with the Attorney General, then the Attorney
20    General has the authority to appear or intervene in any
21    opioid litigation, and release with prejudice any claims
22    brought by a unit of local government or school district
23    against an opioid defendant that are subject to a national
24    multistate opioid settlement and are pending on the
25    effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
26    Assembly.

 

 

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1    (c) Nothing in this Section affects the Attorney General's
2authority to appear, intervene, or control litigation brought
3in the name of the State of Illinois or on behalf of the People
4of the State of Illinois.
5    (d) When an intrastate allocation agreement between
6counties representing 60% of the population of the State,
7including all counties with a population of at least 250,000,
8and the Attorney General is reached, becoming a party to or
9filing opioid litigation against an opioid defendant that is
10subject to a national multistate opioid settlement are
11exclusive powers and functions of the State and a home rule
12unit may not file or become a party to opioid litigation
13against an opioid defendant that is subject to a national
14multistate opioid settlement unless approved by the Attorney
15General. This Section is a denial and limitation of home rule
16powers and functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of
17Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
 
18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
19becoming law.