AB 440 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

State bridges and overpasses: suicide prevention.

Summary

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, on or before July 1, 2028, the department to identify best practices for the implementation of suicide countermeasures designed to deter suicide attempts on bridges and overpasses, as provided.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Aug 2025

Assembly Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Sep 2025

Signed into Law

Oct 2025

Introduced Feb 6, 2025 Signed Oct 3, 2025

Floor votes · Senate Sep 8, 2025 · Assembly Jun 2, 2025

How they voted

39–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 40

Sep 8, 2025

D Democratic30

29 Yea 1

96% Yea

R Republican10

10 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Oct 3, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor.

legislature

Sep 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3106.).

lower

Sep 8, 2025

Introduced

In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

lower

Sep 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2622.).

upper

Sep 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

upper

Aug 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).

upper

Jul 14, 2025

Committee

In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

upper

Jun 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

upper

Jun 11, 2025

Committee

Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

upper

Jun 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1828.)

lower

May 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).

lower

Apr 23, 2025

Committee

In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.

lower

Apr 21, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read second time and amended.

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Introduced

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 8).

lower

Mar 17, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Introduced

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.

lower

Feb 18, 2025

Committee

Referred to Com. on TRANS.

lower

Feb 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 9.

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors