HJR28 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Neil RaffertyRepresentative

Democrat

Co-Sponsor

Ed Oliver

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Task Force on Veterans' Suicide, extended, to prevent suicide amound service members, veterans, and their families

Summary

This measure extends the Alabama Task Force on Veterans' Suicide and aligns its work with the Governor's Challenge to prevent suicides among service members, veterans, and their families through the end of the 2022 legislative session.

What This Bill Does

If enacted, it extends the Task Force's duration to the last day of the 2022 Regular Session so it can continue studying why veterans may attempt suicide and how to prevent it. It requires the task force to align and collaborate with the Governor's Challenge to develop statewide, public health–based suicide prevention practices, including identifying needs, screening veterans, improving care transitions, and educating providers about safety planning. It also allows Governor's Challenge members to participate in task force activities, coordinates outreach such as town hall meetings, and requires the task force to report its findings and any legislation recommendations by the final day of 2022, at which point the task force would be dissolved.

Who It Affects

• Returning Alabama service members and veterans, who would benefit from ongoing prevention efforts, screening, and improved connections to care.
• Governor's Challenge participants and leaders, who would collaborate with the task force and contribute to statewide prevention strategies.
• Alabama communities and public health system, which would be engaged through outreach events (town halls) and dissemination of best practices.
• The Alabama Legislature, which would receive findings and recommendations for potential legislation.

Key Provisions

• Extends the Alabama Task Force on Veterans' Suicide through the last legislative day of the 2022 Regular Session to continue investigation and recommendations.
• Requires alignment and collaboration with the Governor's Challenge to Prevent Suicide among Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families to develop statewide, public health–oriented prevention practices, including areas such as identifying needs and screening veterans, improving care transitions, and educating providers about lethal means safety and safety planning.
• Allows Governor's Challenge members to participate in task force activities, meetings, and outreach efforts.
• Directs the task force to coordinate community outreach with the Governor's Challenge, including in-person or virtual town hall meetings across the state.
• Requires the task force to present its findings and any legislative recommendations by the final legislative day of the 2022 Regular Session, at which point the task force stands dissolved.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Resolutions, Legislative