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Read. Follow. Verify.Vermont S.77 Appropriates Opioid Abatement Funds for Fiscal Year 2026 Treatment and Recovery Services
Last action · February 19, 2025: Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and WelfareSponsors: Virginia Lyons and 2 others
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What This Bill Would Do
The Vermont General Assembly appropriates funds from the in 2026 to finance outreach staff, overdose prevention grants, recovery residences, , and community health programs statewide. The measure takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Allocates millions of dollars from opioid litigation settlements toward local healthcare providers, housing organizations, and emergency services across multiple Vermont counties to support substance use disorder treatment and prevention.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Department of Health
Receives multiple appropriations to fund outreach staff, overdose prevention center grants, recovery residences, syringe services, and distributions to various community organizations.
City of Burlington
Eligible to receive grant funding for establishing and operating an overdose prevention center upon submitting an approved proposal.
Brattleboro Fire Department
Receives a distribution of $32,157.00 to establish community training programs on opioid antagonists, CPR, first aid, and Stop the Bleed protocols.
Champlain Housing Trust
Receives a distribution of $44,229.00 to continue a pilot program providing wound care and preventative health care in three low-barrier shelters in Chittenden County.
HireAbility Vermont
Receives an appropriation of $850,000.00 distributed through the Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living to provide specialized employment services for individuals with opioid use disorder.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What reporting requirements are tied to these grant funds?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Feb 19, 2025SenateIntroducedRead 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare
Version history
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Extensive Distribution of Settlement Funds
The legislation directs Opioid Abatement Special Fund dollars across 22 distinct line items spanning healthcare, housing, corrections, judicial training, and community organizations.
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legislature.vermont.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance85How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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