New York S 3053: Directs the New York state bridge authority to provide a report outlining their efforts and progress on decreasing and deterring suicide attempts on authority bridges

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S03053 Summary:

BILL NOS03053A

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SAME ASSAME AS A04821-A

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SPONSORHARCKHAM

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COSPNSRFERNANDEZ, JACKSON, MATTERA, OBERACKER, ROLISON, SALAZAR, SKOUFIS

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MLTSPNSR

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Directs the New York state bridge authority to provide a report by July 1, 2027, outlining their efforts and progress on decreasing and deterring suicide attempts on authority bridges.

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BILL NOS03053A

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01/23/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

02/10/2025REFERRED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

05/29/2026AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION

05/29/2026PRINT NUMBER 3053A

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3053--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 23, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. HARCKHAM, FERNANDEZ, JACKSON, MATTERA, OBERACKER,
 ROLISON, SALAZAR, SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- recom-
 mitted to the Committee on Transportation in accordance with Senate
 Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT in relation to directing the New York state bridge authority to
 provide a report outlining their efforts and progress on decreasing
 and deterring suicide attempts on authority bridges; and providing for
 the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. On July 1, 2027, the New York state bridge authority shall
 2 provide to the governor, the speaker of the assembly, and the temporary
 3 president of the senate a report outlining their efforts and progress on
 4 decreasing and deterring suicide attempts on authority bridges. Such
 5 report shall include at a minimum:
 6 1. Information on the recommendations outlined in the Comprehensive
 7 Plan for Suicide Prevention, Education, and Awareness report;
 8 2. The current status of the implementation of recommendations from
 9 this report on each bridge;
 10 3. A timeline of any current projects on each bridge related to climb
 11 deterrent fencing or for the purposes of decreasing suicide attempts on
 12 authority bridges;
 13 4. Any barriers to implementing the previous recommendations made,
 14 including capital needs and structural challenges on one or more bridg-
 15 es;
 16 5. Alternative measures or additional actions discovered that may
 17 further the purpose of decreasing suicide attempts on authority bridges;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06250-05-6

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 1 6. Any efforts outside of the recommendations outlined in such report
 2 undertaken by the authority related to suicide prevention on authority
 3 bridges;
 4 7. Policy recommendations or actions the authority may require from
 5 the legislature to implement such recommendations; and
 6 8. Any other information that the authority deems relevant to effectu-
 7 ate such purpose.
 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 9 deemed repealed two years after it shall have become a law.

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