HF 3169
1st Engrossment - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 03/23/2026 04:58 p.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to transportation; requiring data collection on bridge-related suicides;
requiring development of best practices for suicide prevention on bridges; requiring
implementation of suicide reduction railings on bridge projects identified as
appropriate and feasible; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 165.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
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[165.16] SUICIDE PREVENTION.
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The commissioner of transportation, in collaboration
with the commissioner of health, must identify bridges in Minnesota with a history of
suicide-related deaths. The commissioner of transportation must:
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(1) annually request and receive data from the commissioner of health regarding known
suicide deaths from bridges in the state of Minnesota as obtained from the state's vital
statistics records; and
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(2) maintain a record of the data to support the identification of bridges for which suicide
reduction measures may be appropriate.
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The commissioner of transportation, in collaboration with the
commissioner of health, must develop a methodology for determining when and where
suicide reduction measures should be incorporated into bridge projects. The commissioner
must:
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(1) develop best practices for determining when suicide reduction measures should be
considered on a project;
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(2) identify potential suicide reduction measures and develop best practices for their
appropriate and feasible use; and
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(3) develop suicide reduction railing design criteria.
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Suicide reduction railings must be implemented when
determined appropriate and feasible using the methodology developed under subdivision
2. This requirement applies to bridge projects undertaken by the commissioner of
transportation and by local road authorities when the project scope includes railing
replacement, alteration, or addition, consistent with the design criteria developed under
subdivision 2, clause (3).
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This section is the "Kayla's HOPE Act."
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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