Public Transit Mental Health Awareness Act

This bill would require public transit agencies that receive federal transit funding to display information about the national suicide prevention hotline where passengers can see it. The information must state that the hotline is free, confidential, and available 24 hours a day. An agency could meet the requirement by posting the information on all of its transit vehicles or in all of its transit facilities. Agencies would not be out of compliance if a display is temporarily damaged or removed, as long as they make a reasonable effort to replace it, and the displays may not interfere with paid advertising space. The requirement would take effect one year after the law is enacted.

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Sponsors

• Brittany Pettersen Democrat sponsor
• 13 cosponsors