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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

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

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Sponsor
Senator David Haggan
Last action
2025-05-29
Official status
Reports Read. On motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox Report A Ought Not to Pass ACCEPTED. PREVAILED. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 250 Yeas 21 - Nays 13 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Sent down for concurrence.
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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

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 Sponsor: Senator David Haggan Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP/OTP-AM

What This Bill Does

  • 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 Sponsor: Senator David Haggan Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP/OTP-AM

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Filed

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1404(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1404(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1024 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6SENATE 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-29 House

    Reports READ . On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, REPORT A Ought Not to Pass was ACCEPTED . In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. Placed in the Legislative Files. ( DEAD )

  2. 2025-05-28 Senate

    Reports Read. On motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox Report A Ought Not to Pass ACCEPTED. PREVAILED. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 250 Yeas 21 - Nays 13 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Sent down for concurrence.

  3. 2025-05-27 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP/OTP/OTP-AM

  4. 2025-04-09 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-04-09 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-03-12 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

Official Summary Text

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
Sponsor:
Senator David Haggan
Reference committee:
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP/OTP/OTP-AM

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1024
S.P. 442 In Senate, March 13, 2025
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
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on March 12, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Criminal Justice and Public Safety pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator HAGGAN of Penobscot.
Cosponsored by Representative PERKINS of Dover-Foxcroft and
Senator: CYRWAY of Kennebec, Representatives: ARDELL of Monticello, NUTTING of
Oakland.

Page 1 - 132LR1404(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §1111-B, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 2023, c. 507, §§1
3 to 4, is further amended by amending subparagraph (22) to read:
4 (22) OUI as described in Title 29‑A, section 2411; and
5Sec. 2. 17-A MRSA §1111-B, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 2023, c. 507, §§1
6 to 4, is further amended by amending subparagraph (23) to read:
7 (23) Operating or attempting to operate a watercraft under the influence as
8 described in Title 12, section 10701, subsection 1‑A, paragraph B, a snowmobile
9 under the influence as described in Title 12, section 10701, subsection 1‑A,
10 paragraph C or an ATV under the influence as described in Title 12, section 10701,
11 subsection 1‑A, paragraph D. ; and
12Sec. 3. 17-A MRSA §1111-B, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 2023, c. 507, §§1
13 to 4, is further amended by enacting a new subparagraph (24) to read:
14 (24) Possession of a firearm by a prohibited person as described in Title 15, section
15 393;
16Sec. 4. 17-A MRSA §1111-B, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 2023, c. 507, §§1
17 to 4, is further amended by enacting a new subparagraph (25) to read:
18 (25) Unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs as described in section 1103; and
19Sec. 5. 17-A MRSA §1111-B, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 2023, c. 507, §§1
20 to 4, is further amended by enacting a new subparagraph (26) to read:
21 (26) Unlawfully furnishing scheduled drugs as described in section 1106.
22SUMMARY
23 This bill amends Maine's Good Samaritan laws concerning drug-related medical
24 assistance by adding possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, unlawful trafficking
25 in scheduled drugs and unlawfully furnishing scheduled drugs to the list of crimes that do
26 not qualify for immunity under those laws.
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