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TX SB3020
Bill
Status
3/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jose Menendez
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AI Summary
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Requires the Health and Human Services Commission and Department of State Health Services to prepare a biennial report on suicide prevalence in Texas, including statewide and regional data on suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts, and deaths by suicide, disaggregated by county and tracked longitudinally since 2000
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Mandates the report include suicide data for specific high-risk populations: active duty military personnel, veterans, first responders, and children and adolescents
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Requires documentation of all state statutes, agency rules, policies, and initiatives related to suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention since 2000, including funding sources and administering agencies
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Establishes the Texas Violent Death Reporting System under the Department of State Health Services to participate in the federal CDC's National Violent Death Reporting System
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Requires a memorandum of understanding between the department and Health and Human Services Commission to share suicide data for timely fatality reviews and surveillance, with the biennial report due to the governor and legislature by November 1 of each even-numbered year
Legislative Description
Relating to a biennial state report on suicide rates, the Texas Violent Death Reporting System, and certain suicide data shared under a memorandum of understanding.
Education
Last Action
Referred to Health & Human Services
4/7/2025