HB 6252 Summary

• Creates a 25-member suicide prevention commission within the legislative council, with members appointed by the governor, state departments, legislature leadership, and various organizations representing health professionals, law enforcement, faith-based groups, and suicide survivors.

• Commission must research causes and risk factors of suicide in Michigan by demographic group, focusing on populations with highest suicide rates in the preceding decade and areas with greatest rate growth.

• Requires commission to submit preliminary research report and recommendations to legislature by January 1, 2020, and updated annual reports each June 1st thereafter, with recommendations for reducing suicide risk factors.

• Commission may establish subcommittees with experts, conduct public meetings under open meetings law, and make policy recommendations to the governor and relevant legislative committees based on research from other states and relevant sources.

• Provides that commission members serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses, and the act expires December 31, 2026; takes effect 90 days after enactment.