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Bill to expand Maine's Good Samaritan law sent to governor - WABI

Legislature returns to Maine State House for first time
Legislature returns to Maine State House for first time

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - The Maine Senate has given final approval to a bill to expand a law that shields people who report drug overdoses.

Supporters said the so-called Good Samaritan law needed to be expanded as the state grapples with an epidemic of fatal overdoses that topped 600 last year.

The original law grants immunity to a person who overdoses and to the person who dials 911.

The expanded bill would provide immunity to everyone at the scene.

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, a former prosecutor, has expressed reservations about the scope of the expansion.

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