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Committee hears bipartisan bill to fund construction‑industry mental‑health initiatives; bill laid over
Summary
Lawmakers and construction industry and union leaders urged $500,000 per year to fund outreach, stigma reduction and site strategies for construction workers’ mental health. Supporters described an industry alliance and said suicide rates in construction are markedly higher than workplace fatalities.
The committee heard House File 2468, a bipartisan bill that would appropriate $500,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2027 to the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to convene stakeholders and fund mental‑health education, outreach and work‑site strategies aimed at the construction industry.
Joel Smith, President and Business Manager for LiUNA Minnesota‑North…
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