My name is Lauren McGinley and I am the executive director for the New Hampshire Harm Reduction Coalition. We are the statewide organization working to support local harm reduction and overdose prevention programs through advocacy, funding, and technical assistance. Our harm reduction programs work directly with people who are actively using drugs and support their access to naloxone and overdose prevention supplies as well as assist them in navigating the complex pathways to SUD support services. We are in support of a study committee being established to further investigate the best way to market and communicate the Good Samaritan Laws in NH for specific populations. Additionally, a study committee would have the ability to investigate the real world protections of the Good Samaritan laws in practice and ensure that people are truly protected from criminal liability in certain cases and to better understand when those protections are not in effect. Thank you for taking my testimony into consideration, Lauren McGinley Executive Director, NHHRC, Concord, NH
HB1038
House · 2026 sessionDemocraticKilled in HouseStudy of overdose good Samaritan law
AIEstablishes a committee to study raising awareness of the law providing immunity from liability in certain drug overdose cases, known as the good Samaritan law.
establishing a committee to study raising awareness of the law providing immunity from liability in certain cases involving drug overdoses.
Crimes, Crim.Proc. & Corr.Public and Mental Health
Status
Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · February 19, 2026- ✓Introduced
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Division of testimony
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Lauren McGinleySupportConcord, NHfor MyselfJan 22, 2026
Christal LloydSupportNashua, NHfor MyselfJan 22, 2026
Position recorded without written comment.
Margaret KonzeSupportPembroke, NHfor MyselfJan 22, 2026
Position recorded without written comment.