STATEMENT TO

[First Reprint]

SENATE, No. 4050

with Senate Floor Amendments

(Proposed by Senator DIEGNAN)

ADOPTED: DECEMBER 18, 2025

      These floor amendments make this bill identical to A3016 (1R), which is also being amended on the Senate floor, and clarify that mental health and suicide crisis resources centers and 9-8-8 crisis hotline centers may place follow-up calls, texts, or chat messages to minors aged 16 years and older identified at high risk of death by suicide without the need for parental authorization to place such follow-up call, text, or chat message.  The amendments also makes technical corrections to the bill.