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ME LD1024

Bill

Status

Failed

5/29/2025

Primary Sponsor

David Haggan

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Origin

Senate

132nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Adds three new crimes to the list of offenses excluded from Good Samaritan immunity when someone seeks medical assistance for a drug overdose

  • Possession of a firearm by a prohibited person (Title 15, section 393) would no longer qualify for immunity protection

  • Unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs (section 1103) would be excluded from immunity

  • Unlawfully furnishing scheduled drugs (section 1106) would be excluded from immunity

  • Amends existing statute 17-A MRSA §1111-B, which already excludes 23 other crimes including OUI and operating watercraft, snowmobiles, or ATVs under the influence

Legislative Description

An Act to Expand the List of Crimes That Do Not Qualify for Immunity Under Maine's Good Samaritan Laws Concerning Drug-related Medical Assistance

Crimes

Last Action

Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)

5/29/2025

Committee Referrals

Criminal Justice And Public Safety3/12/2025

Full Bill Text

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