SB 346 North Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Session

Good Samaritan Law/Immunity.

This North Carolina bill (SB 346) provides limited legal immunity for people who seek medical help during drug or alcohol overdoses. It protects individuals from minor charges (like possession of less than 1 gram of drugs or underage alcohol consumption) if they call 911 or assist others in calling for overdose emergencies, provided they act in good faith, provide their name, and weren’t seeking help during an active arrest. The immunity also extends to the overdose victim themselves and prevents probation/parole revocation for these covered offenses. The law applies to acts occurring on or after October 1, 2025, and does not affect evidence collection for other crimes.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Mar 19, 2025 Last action Mar 20, 2025

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Filed → Edition 1 · 2 edits

MINOR

This bill update primarily involves administrative formatting changes and a minor structural modification to the Good Samaritan Law text. The header information was updated with new filing dates and bill numbers, while a line break in the eligibility criteria was replaced with a continuation marker to maintain proper formatting.

TECHNICAL

Header information was updated with new filing dates (March 20, 2025) and bill reference numbers (S346-v-1) to reflect the bill's progression through the legislative process.

A blank line in the eligibility criteria section was replaced with an ellipsis marker to indicate text continuation, maintaining proper formatting of the Good Samaritan Law provisions.

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Committee

Mar 20, 2025

Committee

Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

upper

Mar 19, 2025

Introduced

Filed

upper

2 primary · 7 co-sponsors