Existing law authorizes the State Department of Public Health to establish the Office of Suicide Prevention. Existing law authorizes the office, if established, to perform certain functions, including, among others, conducting state-level assessment of regional and statewide suicide prevention policies and practices and reporting on progress to reduce rates of suicide.
This bill would require the office to work with the Department of Transportation to identify cost-effective strategies to reduce suicides and suicide attempts on the state's bridges and roadways. This bill would require the office to prepare and submit a report to the Legislature and specified policy committees on the strategies that it identifies on or before December 31, 2027. The bill would repeal its provisions on January 1, 2029.

Statutes affected:
AB 440: 14526.5 GOV, 14527.1 GOV
02/06/25 - Introduced: 14526.5 GOV, 14527.1 GOV
03/05/25 - Amended Assembly: 14526.5 GOV, 14527.1 GOV