20250AB__226798AMD INTRODUCED 2026-02-19 AMENDED_ASSEMBLY 2026-03-24 REVISED 2026-04-21 2025 AB AMD Introduced by Assembly Member Garcia (Coauthor: Assembly Member Harabedian) (Coauthor: Senator Ochoa Bogh) LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Garcia COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Harabedian COAUTHOR SENATE Ochoa Bogh

An act to amend

Section 92.7 of the Streets and Highways Code, relating to streets and highways. streets and highways 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. MAJORITY NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION

Section 92.7 of the Streets and Highways Code is amended to read: 92.7. (a)

(1) The department shall, in consultation with the State Department of Public Health and in collaboration with impacted local governments, comply with both of the following: (

A) Beginning on or before July 1, 2028, incorporate suicide deterrent considerations in the updates of applicable guidance documents. (

B) Beginning on or before July 1, 2029, develop and maintain a set of preapproved suicide prevention safety-barrier designs that local governments may use to install suicide prevention barriers.

(2) Suicide deterrent considerations shall include, but not be limited to, the evaluation and adoption of guidance for countermeasures that may deter suicide attempts on bridges and overpasses on the state highway system, including the design, placement, and modification of barriers, fencing, and other infrastructure.

(3) A suicide deterrent consideration incorporated into guidance documents pursuant to this subdivision shall be as determined by the department to be appropriate. (

b) This

section does not impose a mandatory duty pursuant to

Section 815.6 of the Government Code. REVISIONS: Heading—Line 2.