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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Strengthen Maine'S Good Samaritan Laws Concerning Drug-Related Medical Assistance"
description: "An Act To Strengthen Maine'S Good Samaritan Laws Concerning Drug-Related Medical Assistance"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1862"
citation: "Maine LD 1862 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES", "DRUG RELATED", "NONVIOLENT OFFENDERS AT DRUG OVERD"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chloe MAXMIN"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 50
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-05"
last_action: "2022-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a00939f-ccb4-4323-8ff0-015c5d9117b4"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280082236"
source_hash: "59d3fc1e2078605f53ab1fa2b03c58b6b350fc66e7f272e0ee6c58a8e660cef4"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
---
# Maine LD 1862 (130) — An Act To Strengthen Maine'S Good Samaritan Laws Concerning Drug-Related Medical Assistance
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0661&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0661&item=7&snum=130)
3. **Divided Reports** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0661&item=3&snum=130)
4. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0661&item=1&snum=130)
5. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0661&item=6&snum=130)
## Votes
- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **1222** (fail) · upper
- ACC MIN OTP AS AMENDED REP — **8352** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Chloe MAXMIN — primary (person)
- Charlotte WARREN — cosponsor (person)
- David McCREA — cosponsor (person)
- Lydia CRAFTS — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew POULIOT — cosponsor (person)
- Raegan LAROCHELLE — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-01-05** Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on JUDICIARY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2022-01-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-01-26** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2022-01-26** On motion by Senator Carney of Cumberland REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-26** Sent down for concurrence
- **2022-01-26** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2022-01-26** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-26** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-15** Reports Read
- **2022-04-15** Motion by Senator DESCHAMBAULT of York to move the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-559) Report FAILED `amendment-failure`
- **2022-04-15** On motion by Senator MAXMIN of Lincoln Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 766 Yeas 12 - Nays 22 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2022-04-15** Subsequently The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (S-560) Report ACCEPTED
- **2022-04-15** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2022-04-15** Committee Amendment "B" (S-560) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-15** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "B" (S-560) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-04-15** Sent down for concurrence
- **2022-04-18** Reports READ.
- **2022-04-18** On motion of Representative WARREN of Hallowell, the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2022-04-18** ROLL CALL NO. 580
- **2022-04-18** (Yeas 83 - Nays 52 - Absent 12 - Excused 0 - Vacant 4)
- **2022-04-18** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-04-18** Committee Amendment "B" (S-560) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2022-04-18** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2022-04-18** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (S-560). `reading-3`
- **2022-04-18** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-04-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-04-25** RECALLED From Governor's Desk pursuant to Joint Order SP 755.
- **2022-04-25** On motion by Senator MAXMIN of Lincoln Under suspension of the Rules The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENACTED `passage`
- **2022-04-25** On motion by Same Senator Under further suspension of the Rules The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "B" (S-560) `reading-3`
- **2022-04-25** On further motion by Same Senator Under further suspension of the Rules The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "B" (S-560) was ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-644) to Committee Amendment "B" (S-560) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-644) to Committee Amendment "B" (S-560) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-25** Committee Amendment "B" (S-560) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-644) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (S-560) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-644) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-3`
- **2022-04-25** Sent down for concurrence
- **2022-04-25** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (S-560) and Senate Amendment "A" (S-644). `reading-3`
- **2022-04-25** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-04-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-05-03** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Refer Approved by Chairs/Leads - REF TO OTHER
- **2022-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - REFER TO OTHER
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2022-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9a00939f-ccb4-4323-8ff0-015c5d9117b4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).