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SB-800 • 2026

State bridges and overpasses: suicide prevention.

State bridges and overpasses: suicide prevention.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Reyes
Last action
2025-10-06
Official status
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 427, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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State bridges and overpasses: suicide prevention.

SB 800, Reyes.

What This Bill Does

  • SB 800, Reyes.
  • 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.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-10-06 California Legislative Information

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 427, Statutes of 2025.

  2. 2025-10-06 California Legislative Information

    Approved by the Governor.

  3. 2025-09-22 California Legislative Information

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.

  4. 2025-09-10 California Legislative Information

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2834.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. 2025-09-08 California Legislative Information

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. 2025-09-08 California Legislative Information

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3011.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. 2025-09-03 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. 2025-09-02 California Legislative Information

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  9. 2025-08-29 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 29).

  10. 2025-08-20 California Legislative Information

    August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  11. 2025-07-15 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. 2025-07-15 California Legislative Information

    Coauthors revised.

  13. 2025-07-09 California Legislative Information

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

  14. 2025-06-16 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on TRANS.

  15. 2025-06-05 California Legislative Information

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  16. 2025-06-04 California Legislative Information

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1523.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  17. 2025-06-02 California Legislative Information

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  18. 2025-05-27 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  19. 2025-05-23 California Legislative Information

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  20. 2025-05-23 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1214.) (May 23).

  21. 2025-05-16 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing May 23.

  22. 2025-05-12 California Legislative Information

    May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  23. 2025-05-06 California Legislative Information

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  24. 2025-05-02 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing May 12.

  25. 2025-04-29 California Legislative Information

    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.

  26. 2025-04-10 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing April 28.

  27. 2025-03-12 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on TRANS.

  28. 2025-02-24 California Legislative Information

    Read first time.

  29. 2025-02-24 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.

  30. 2025-02-21 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 800, Reyes.
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.

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