AB-1956 • 2026

Suicide prevention.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Valencia
Last action: 2026-06-11
Official status: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Effective date: Not listed

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Suicide prevention.

AB 1956, as amended, Valencia.

What This Bill Does

AB 1956, as amended, Valencia.
Suicide prevention.
Existing law authorizes the State Department of Public Health to establish the Office of Suicide Prevention within the department.
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.

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Bill History

2026-06-11 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-05-27 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.
2026-05-18 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-05-18 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 5130.)
2026-05-11 California Legislative Information
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 5013.)
2026-05-07 California Legislative Information
Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-07 California Legislative Information
From Consent Calendar.
2026-04-30 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2026-04-29 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 29).
2026-04-08 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-03-02 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2026-02-14 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
2026-02-13 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1956, as amended, Valencia.
Suicide prevention.
Existing law authorizes the State Department of Public Health to establish the Office of Suicide Prevention within the department. 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. Existing law authorizes the office, if established, to focus activities on groups with the highest risk, including youth, Native American youth, older adults, veterans, and LGBTQ people.
This bill would authorize the office’s activities focused on youth to pay special attention to boys. The bill would additionally authorize the office to focus activities on young men. The bill would require the office, if established, to report to the Legislature, on or
before July 1, 2028, on strategies to implement the activities focused on boys and young men.

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