Increased Penalty for Vehicular Homicide & Assault
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2026 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning increasing criminal penalties related to assaultive conduct with a motor vehicle, and, in connection therewith, adding the conduct of causing the death of another person with a motor vehicle to the crime of criminally negligent homicide.
Bill Summary:
The act clarifies the conduct by which a person can commit criminally negligent homicide to include proximately causing the death of another person while operating or driving a motor vehicle with criminal negligence. The act repeals the class 1 misdemeanor traffic offense of a person being the proximate cause of death to another person while driving a motor vehicle, while clarifying it can be charged as a class 5 felony elsewhere in statute.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Prime Sponsors
Senator
John Carson
Senator
Marc Snyder
Representative
Cecelia Espenoza
Representative
Bob Marshall
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Related Documents & Information
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 04/07/2026 | Senate Judiciary Preamend |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer Senate Bill 26-072 to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 10-1. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A) | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer Senate Bill 26-072, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. | Vote summary |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/13/2026 | Third Reading | BILL |
61
AYE
4
NO
0
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/10/2026 | Third Reading | BILL |
31
AYE
0
NO
4
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 04/10/2026 | Third Reading | AMEND |
31
AYE
0
NO
4
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Amendment Number | Committee/ Floor Hearing | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/06/2026 | L.001 | SEN Judiciary | Passed [*] |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 05/21/2026 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 05/21/2026 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 05/21/2026 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 05/13/2026 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 05/12/2026 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments |
| 05/11/2026 | House | House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 04/14/2026 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary |
| 04/10/2026 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/09/2026 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee |
| 04/06/2026 | Senate | Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 01/28/2026 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary |
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