HF 3169 Minnesota House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Bridge-related suicide data collection required, best practices development required for suicide prevention on bridges, and implementation of suicide reduction railings on bridge projects identified as appropriate and feasible.

HF 3169 requires Minnesota's Commissioner of Transportation to study and develop suicide prevention methods for new bridge construction, focusing on barriers like nets or physical structures. The bill mandates a study completed by January 2026 to identify high-risk bridges, evaluate prevention methods, assess costs, and involve health, public safety, and nonprofit groups. Starting January 2026, the commissioner must incorporate these methods into major bridge projects and report annually on implementation. The bill appropriates $750,000 for the study and planning, with funds available through June 2028.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Apr 10, 2025 Last action Apr 27, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduction → 1st Engrossment · 5 edits · Mar 23, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was updated from an initial introduction to its first engrossment version, shifting the focus from a broad study of suicide prevention barriers to specific data collection and implementation of suicide reduction railings. The statute number changed from Chapter 161 to Chapter 165, and the bill title was updated to 'Kayla's HOPE Act.'

Scope change

The bill's scope narrowed from a general study of various prevention methods to a specific mandate for collecting suicide death data and implementing railings on feasible bridge projects.

REQUIREMENT

The requirement changed from conducting a feasibility study to annually collecting data on bridge-related suicides and developing best practices for railing implementation.

The mandate shifted from a general study of barriers to a specific requirement to install suicide reduction railings on projects identified as appropriate and feasible.

FISCAL

The $750,000 appropriation for a study was removed, likely because the bill now focuses on data collection and implementation rather than a preliminary study phase.

TIMELINE

Specific deadlines for completing a study (January 15, 2026) and submitting annual reports were removed, replaced by ongoing annual data collection requirements.

DEFINITION

A new short title, 'Kayla's HOPE Act,' was added to the legislation.

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Committee

Apr 23, 2026

Committee

Referred to Chief Clerk for comparison with SF2971

lower

Mar 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report, to adopt as amended

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Introduced

Introduction and first reading, referred to Transportation Finance and Policy

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1 primary · 5 co-sponsors