Kansas § 75-780 Prohibition on municipalities maintaining filing or becoming a party to opioid litigation without prior approval of the attorney general

Kansas Statutes

§ 75-780 — Prohibition on municipalities maintaining filing or becoming a party to opioid litigation without prior approval of the attorney general

Kansas § 75-780

Ch. 75STATE DEPARTMENTS; PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Art. 7ATTORNEY GENERAL

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Bluebook

Kan. Stat. Ann. § 75-780 (2026).

Text

(a)Except as provided by subsection (b), on and after January 1, 2021, no municipality shall file or become a party to opioid litigation in any court without the prior approval of the attorney general. Any municipality that filed or became a party to opioid litigation on or after January 1, 2021, through the effective date of the Kansas fights addiction act shall withdraw from such opioid litigation, unless such municipality receives approval from the attorney general to maintain such opioid litigation.

(b)This section shall not apply to or affect any municipality that filed or became a party to opioid litigation in court prior to January 1, 2021.

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(a) Except as provided by subsection (b), on and after January 1, 2021, no municipality shall file or become a party to opioid litigation in any court without the prior approval of the attorney general. Any municipality that filed or became a party to opioid litigation on or after January 1, 2021, through the effective date of the Kansas fights addiction act shall withdraw from such opioid litigation, unless such municipality receives approval from the attorney general to maintain such opioid litigation.
(b) This section shall not apply to or affect any municipality that filed or became a party to opioid litigation in court prior to January 1, 2021.