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Measure SB 800
Authors Reyes  
Coauthors: Cervantes   Ochoa Bogh   Pérez   Davies   Garcia   Harabedian  
Subject State bridges and overpasses: suicide prevention.
Relating To relating to streets and highways.
Title An act to add Section 92.7 to the Streets and Highways Code, relating to streets and highways.
Last Action Dt 2025-10-06
State Chaptered
Status Chaptered
Active? Y
Vote Required Majority
Appropriation No
Fiscal Committee Yes
Local Program No
Substantive Changes None
Urgency No
Tax Levy No
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2025-10-06     Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 427, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-06     Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-22     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
2025-09-10     Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2834.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2025-09-08     Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3011.) Ordered to the Senate.
2025-09-08     In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-09-03     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-02     Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-08-29     From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 29).
2025-08-20     August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-07-15     Coauthors revised.
2025-07-15     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-09     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
2025-06-16     Referred to Com. on TRANS.
2025-06-05     In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-06-04     Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1523.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-06-02     Ordered to special consent calendar.
2025-05-27     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23     From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1214.) (May 23).
2025-05-23     Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-05-16     Set for hearing May 23.
2025-05-12     May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-06     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-05-02     Set for hearing May 12.
2025-04-29     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0. Page 920.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-10     Set for hearing April 28.
2025-03-12     Referred to Com. on TRANS.
2025-02-24     From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
2025-02-24     Read first time.
2025-02-21     Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Chaptered     2025-10-06
Enrolled     2025-09-13
Amended Assembly     2025-09-02
Amended Assembly     2025-07-09
Amended Senate     2025-05-23
Amended Senate     2025-05-06
Introduced     2025-02-21
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								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.
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								A suicide deterrent consideration incorporated into guidance
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Last Version Text Digest 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.