Directs the New York state bridge authority to provide a report by July 1, 2027, outlining their efforts and progress on decreasing and deterring suicide attempts on authority bridges.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4821--A
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 6, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. KAY, EACHUS, LEVENBERG, SHIMSKY, GALLAGHER, WIED-
ER, SHRESTHA, ROSENTHAL, JACOBSON, SEAWRIGHT, REYES, DAVILA, BURDICK,
COLTON, DeSTEFANO, K. BROWN, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Transportation -- reference changed to the Committee on
Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- recommitted to the
Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions in accordance
with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT in relation to directing the New York state bridge authority to
provide a report outlining their efforts and progress on decreasing
and deterring suicide attempts on authority bridges; and providing for
the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. On July 1, 2027, the New York state bridge authority shall
2 provide to the governor, the speaker of the assembly, and the temporary
3 president of the senate a report outlining their efforts and progress on
4 decreasing and deterring suicide attempts on authority bridges. Such
5 report shall include at a minimum:
6 1. Information on the recommendations outlined in the Comprehensive
7 Plan for Suicide Prevention, Education, and Awareness report;
8 2. The current status of the implementation of recommendations from
9 this report on each bridge;
10 3. A timeline of any current projects on each bridge related to climb
11 deterrent fencing or for the purposes of decreasing suicide attempts on
12 authority bridges;
13 4. Any barriers to implementing the previous recommendations made,
14 including capital needs and structural challenges on one or more bridg-
15 es;
16 5. Alternative measures or additional actions discovered that may
17 further the purpose of decreasing suicide attempts on authority bridges;
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 6. Any efforts outside of the recommendations outlined in such report
2 undertaken by the authority related to suicide prevention on authority
3 bridges;
4 7. Policy recommendations or actions the authority may require from
5 the legislature to implement such recommendations; and
6 8. Any other information that the authority deems relevant to effectu-
7 ate such purpose.
8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
9 deemed repealed two years after it shall have become a law.
