Establishes a Black youth suicide prevention task force
Summary
Establishes a Black youth suicide prevention task force to study the current mental health practices and suicide prevention efforts of Black youth age 5 through 18 years and make recommendations therefor; provides for the number of members, manner of appointment and the topics to be reviewed.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2023
Last action May 30, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 9, 2023
How they voted
21–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 22
May 9, 2023
D
Democratic16
93% Yea
R
Republican6
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
2
May 9, 2023
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (21-0-1)
senate
Jan 31, 2023
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
upper
Jan 17, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH
upper
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Samra Brouk
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Lea Webb
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Luis Sepúlveda
DDemocratic
Co
Michelle Hinchey
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Rachel May
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Robert Jackson
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
TK
Tim Kennedy
DDemocratic/Working Families
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