Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HR584: A Resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to study suicide prevention and data collection efforts in this Commonwealth and make recommendations for improving existing prevention and data collection efforts.
Status: In committee, July 6, 2026
What the bill says
A resolution Directing the Joint State Government Commission to study suicide prevention and data collection efforts in this Commonwealth and make recommendations for improving existing prevention and data collection efforts.
From the introduced text, July 6, 2026:
A RESOLUTION Directing the Joint State Government Commission to study suicide prevention and data collection efforts in this Commonwealth and make recommendations for improving existing prevention and data collection efforts. WHEREAS, Suicide is a public health crisis, with the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting that suicide is a leading cause of death and affects people of all ages; and WHEREAS, Globally, more than 720,000 people die due to suicide each year; and WHEREAS, In 2023, suicide was the 11th leading cause of death overall in the United States, claiming the lives of more than 49,300 people; and WHEREAS, Suicide was the second leading cause of death among individuals between 10 and 34 years of age and the fourth leading cause of death among individuals between 35 and 44 years of age; and WHEREAS, There were more than two times as many suicides, 49,316, in the United States as there were homicides, 22,830, in 2023; and WHEREAS, The unique and unprecedented danger that firearms present to individuals who are at risk of self-harm led to approximately 27,300 lives being lost in 2023 due to firearm suicide; and WHEREAS, Firearm suicides have accounted for the majority of all firearm deaths each year since 1995; and WHEREAS, Firearm suicides have increased in the last three years, even while firearm …
Sponsors
- Gregory Scott (D, 54) · primary sponsor
- Jose Giral (D, 180)
- Robert FREEMAN (D, 136)
- Benjamin Waxman (D, 182)
- Nikki Rivera (D, 96)
- Steven Malagari (D, 53)
- Jeanne McNeill (D, 133)
- Melissa Shusterman (D, 157)
- Sean Dougherty (D, 172)
- Andre Carroll (D, 201)
- Arvind Venkat (D, 30)
- Mandy Steele (D, 33)
Latest actions
- : Referred to HUMAN SERVICES, July 6, 2026
Common questions
- What is HR584?
- HR584 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): A Resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to study suicide prevention and data collection efforts in this Commonwealth and make recommendations for improving existing prevention and data collection efforts.
- What does HR584 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Directing the Joint State Government Commission to study suicide prevention and data collection efforts in this Commonwealth and make recommendations for improving existing prevention and data collection efforts.
- What is the status of HR584?
- In committee as of July 6, 2026. Latest action: Referred to HUMAN SERVICES, July 6, 2026 (July 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR584?
- Gregory Scott (D, 54), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR584?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hr584
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