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
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2024
Last action May 21, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2024
How they voted
61–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 62
May 21, 2024
D
Democratic41
100% Yea
R
Republican21
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
1
Committee
3
May 21, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH
lower
May 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH
upper
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Samra Brouk
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Jeremy Cooney
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Lea Webb
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Luis Sepúlveda
DDemocratic
Co
Pam Helming
RRepublican/Conservative/Independence
Co
Rachel May
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Robert Jackson
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
TK
Tim Kennedy
DDemocratic/Working Families
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