California Assembly bill in Session 2025-2026.
Status: in_committee. Latest action: May 14, 2026.
State bridges and overpasses: suicide prevention.
Existing law requires, beginning on or before July 1, 2028, the Department of Transportation, in consultation with the State Department of Public Health and in collaboration with impacted local governments, to incorporate suicide deterrent considerations in the updates of applicable guidance documents, as provided. This bill would require the Department of Transportation to additionally develop and maintain, beginning on or before July 1, 2029, a set of preapproved suicide prevention safety-barrier designs that local governments may use to install suicide prevention barriers, as provided.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-19 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-05-14 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-05-14 | Latest Action | Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5030.) |