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Committee approves expansion of Good Samaritan immunity to alcohol overdoses for minors

2695576 · March 19, 2025
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Summary

House Bill 995, amended to extend limited immunity to callers for alcohol‑related overdoses involving minors, moved to full judiciary after testimony from a family affected by a fatal alcohol overdose.

The House Criminal Justice Subcommittee advanced House Bill 995, as amended, to the full judiciary committee. The bill would expand existing limited immunity protections (often called Good Samaritan laws) to include alcohol‑related misdemeanor violations when a caller seeks emergency medical help for someone experiencing an alcohol overdose,…

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