Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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11 88R7557 SCP-D
22 By: Guillen, Garcia H.B. No. 2698
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55 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
66 AN ACT
77 relating to requiring each state agency to post on the agency's
88 Internet website information on suicide prevention.
99 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1010 SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 2054, Government Code, is
1111 amended by adding Section 2054.139 to read as follows:
1212 Sec. 2054.139. SUICIDE PREVENTION INFORMATION ON AGENCY
1313 WEBSITE. Each state agency shall prominently post on the agency's
1414 Internet website the phone number for:
1515 (1) the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline and a link to the
1616 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Internet website or any successor
1717 website; and
1818 (2) the Veterans Crisis Line and a link to the Veterans
1919 Crisis Line Internet website or any successor website.
2020 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.