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LC 1400

Generally revise suicide prevention laws

2025 Regular Session

LC 1400 aimed to generally revise suicide-prevention laws, potentially affecting firearm safety; it died in the drafting stage and is currently inactive.

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Bill Summary · LC 1400

Summary of LC 1400 – Generally revise suicide prevention laws

At a glance

  • Bill number: LC 1400
  • Title: Generally revise suicide prevention laws
  • Status: Draft Died in Process (LC)
  • Introduced: November 14, 2024
  • Classification: bill
  • Subject: Guns and Weapons

Legislative history and status

  • 2024-11-14: Drafter Assigned
  • 2024-11-14: Draft On Hold
  • 2025-05-26: Draft Died in Process

Notes:
- “Drafter Assigned” indicates a legislative drafter was designated to prepare the bill text.
- “Draft On Hold” suggests the bill was paused during early drafting.
- “Draft Died in Process” means the proposal did not advance toward a formal introduction of final text or consideration by a committee or chamber, and is no longer moving through the legislative process.

Purpose and intent

  • The bill’s title indicates an aim to generally revise the state’s suicide prevention laws. The available information does not include the actual text, definitions, or specific provisions, so the exact scope, aims, and statutory changes are not publicly specified here.
  • Given the subject area (Guns and Weapons), the bill likely contemplated elements related to firearm safety or suicide-prevention measures that intersect with gun policy. However, without the text, no concrete requirements or programmatic changes can be enumerated.

Potential provisions and areas (not from the text; typical for this policy area)

If enacted, bills titled to revise suicide prevention laws and connected to firearms often address:
- Definitions and scope of suicide prevention programs and services
- Coordination between public health, mental health services, and firearm safety stakeholders
- Training requirements for professionals, educators, law enforcement, or gun dealers on recognizing and responding to suicide risk
- Reporting and data collection related to suicide risk indicators
- Temporary risk-intervention tools or processes (e.g., crisis intervention protocols, partnerships with healthcare and community services)
- Funding for prevention programs, hotlines, or public awareness campaigns
- Safe-storage or temporary removal measures contingent on risk assessment (subject to jurisdictional constraints)
- Privacy and civil liberty considerations in sharing information for prevention purposes

Note: The above are common themes in suicide-prevention policy work and are not stated provisions of LC 1400.

Who would be affected (potential impacts)

  • Gun owners and firearm retailers (if provisions touch on safe storage, risk assessments, or temporary removal mechanisms)
  • Law enforcement and first responders (training, protocols, and information-sharing requirements)
  • Mental health and public health agencies (programs, coordination, reporting)
  • Educational and community organizations (training and prevention activities)
  • General public (awareness, access to prevention resources)

Key procedural and timeline aspects

  • The bill was introduced on 2024-11-14 and entered a drafting phase, with initial actions showing assignment to a drafter and a temporary hold.
  • The current status “Died in Process” as of 2025-05-26 indicates it did not advance to formal consideration or passage.

Bottom line

LC 1400 was a proposed measure to generally revise suicide-prevention laws, with potential connections to firearms policy. It did not progress beyond the drafting stage and is currently inactive. If there is interest in the topic, future proposals may revisit similar objectives, potentially with more detailed text and defined provisions.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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