Establishes New Jersey Statewide Suicide Prevention Coordination and Oversight Council in DHS.
This bill establishes a New Jersey Statewide Suicide Prevention Coordination and Oversight Council within the Department of Human Services. The council will collect standardized, non-identifying data from suicide prevention programs across the state - including details like age, gender, race, LGBTQ+ status, military service, and suicide method - to analyze trends and develop reporting standards. It will also create guidelines for informational materials and serve as a central hub for sharing aggregated data with state agencies, while strictly complying with privacy laws like HIPAA. The council directly affects all suicide prevention entities (hospitals, clinics, community programs) required to report data and state agencies using the findings for policy decisions.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Jan 13, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
1
Key actions
0
Committee
0
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee
lower
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gerry Scharfenberger
RRepublican
P
Vicky Flynn
RRepublican
Co
Aura Dunn
RRepublican
Co
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about A 399
Scope: NJ
Hi! I can help you understand A 399. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline