20250SB__080093CHP INTRODUCED 2025-02-21 AMENDED_SENATE 2025-05-06 AMENDED_SENATE 2025-05-23 AMENDED_ASSEMBLY 2025-07-09 AMENDED_ASSEMBLY 2025-09-02 PASSED_ASSEMBLY 2025-09-08 PASSED_SENATE 2025-09-10 ENROLLED 2025-09-13 CHAPTERED 2025-10-06 APPROVED 2025-10-06 FILED 2025-10-06 2025 SB CHP CHP 0 Introduced by Senator Reyes (Coauthors: Senators Cervantes, Ochoa Bogh, and Pérez) (Coauthors: Assembly Members Davies, Garcia, and Harabedian) LEAD_AUTHOR SENATE Reyes COAUTHOR SENATE Cervantes COAUTHOR SENATE Ochoa Bogh COAUTHOR SENATE Pérez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Davies COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Garcia COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Harabedian

An act to add

Section 92.7 to the Streets and Highways Code, relating to streets and highways. streets and highways State bridges and overpasses: suicide prevention. Existing law requires the Department of Transportation to install screening on state freeway overpasses to prevent objects from being dropped or thrown upon vehicles passing underneath, as provided..

This bill would require, 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. 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 is added to the Streets and Highways Code , to read: 92.7. (a)

(1) Beginning on or before July 1, 2028, the department shall, in consultation with the State Department of Public Health and in collaboration with impacted local governments, incorporate suicide deterrent considerations in the updates of applicable guidance documents.

(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.