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AB 2267: State bridges and overpasses: suicide prevention.
What AB 2267 does, verified June 8, 2026
This bill aims to improve suicide prevention on California's state bridges and overpasses. The state department of transportation will develop and maintain preapproved suicide prevention safety-barrier designs that local governments can use to install. These designs will be incorporated into guidance documents by the department, in consultation with the state department of public health and local governments. The goal is to reduce suicides on state bridges and overpasses, with the requirement for the new designs to be developed by July 1, 2029.
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Last action: In committee: Held under submission. (2026-05-14)Alert me
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| May. 14, 2026 | In committee: Held under submission. |
| May. 14, 2026 | Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5030.) |
| May. 13, 2026 | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| Apr. 21, 2026 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Apr. 21, 2026 | Coauthors revised. |
Latest bill textAmended version, March 24, 2026 · 342 words
| Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2026 |
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2267
| Introduced by Assembly Member Garcia |
February 19, 2026 |
An act to amend Section 92.7 of the Streets and Highways Code, relating to streets and highways.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2267, as amended, Garcia. State bridges and overpasses: suicide prevention.
Existing law requires, 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.
This bill would require the Department of Transportation to additionally develop and maintain maintain, beginning on or before July 1, 2029, a set of preapproved suicide prevention safety-barrier designs that local governments may use to install suicide prevention barriers, as provided.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 92.7 of the Streets and Highways Code is amended to read:92.7.
(a) (1)(A) Incorporate Beginning on or before July 1, 2028, incorporate suicide deterrent considerations in the updates of applicable guidance documents.
(B) Develop Beginning on or before July 1, 2029, develop and maintain a set of preapproved suicide prevention safety-barrier designs that local governments may use to install suicide prevention barriers.
(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.
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