Organizers said the cold weather and drug overdoses are the biggest concerns for people living unsheltered. They said gloves, hats, and coats are needed most.
The proposed bill states that it would “extend the state’s Good Samaritan laws by exempting from arrest or prosecution for a nonviolent offense or a violation of probation or conditions of release a person at the location of a drug-related overdose for which medical assistance was sought or naloxone was administered.”