AB-440 • 2026

State bridges and overpasses: suicide prevention.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Ramos
Last action: 2025-10-03
Official status: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 262, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details about existing safety measures for freeway overpasses beyond screening to prevent objects from being dropped or thrown.

Suicide Prevention Measures for Bridges and Overpasses

This law requires the Department of Transportation to identify best practices for preventing suicide attempts on state bridges and overpasses by July 1, 2028.

What This Bill Does

Requires the Department of Transportation to find best practices for implementing suicide countermeasures on state bridges and overpasses.
The department must complete this task by July 1, 2028.

Who It Names or Affects

The Department of Transportation
People who use state bridges and overpasses

Terms To Know

Suicide countermeasures: Actions or tools used to prevent suicide attempts.
Best practices: The most effective methods known for doing something well.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify what the best practices will be.
Does not say how much money will be spent on this task.

Bill History

2025-10-03 California Legislative Information
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 262, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-03 California Legislative Information
Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-16 California Legislative Information
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2025-09-09 California Legislative Information
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3106.).
2025-09-08 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-08 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2622.).
2025-09-04 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-03 California Legislative Information
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-09-03 California Legislative Information
Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-03 California Legislative Information
From special consent calendar.
2025-09-02 California Legislative Information
Ordered to special consent calendar.
2025-08-29 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-29 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
2025-07-14 California Legislative Information
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-06-26 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-11 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-06-03 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-02 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1828.)
2025-05-27 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).
2025-04-23 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
2025-04-21 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-10 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended.
2025-04-09 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 8).
2025-03-17 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
2025-03-06 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
2025-03-05 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.
2025-02-18 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on TRANS.
2025-02-07 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 9.
2025-02-06 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 440, Ramos.
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, on or before July 1, 2028, the department to identify best practices for the implementation of suicide countermeasures designed to deter suicide attempts on bridges and overpasses, as provided.

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