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B5EFC67F3306A72787258C73007C61EF Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB25-281

SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Date Apr 21, 2025      
Location Old Supreme Court



SB25-281 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations

04:38:38 PM  
Senators Snyder and
Carson returned to the committee to take action on Senate Bill 25-281,
which addresses careless driving causing serious injury. The bill was initially
heard on April 16, 2025.



Senator Carson
distributed and explained the effect of Amendment L.013 regarding point
suspension tiers for careless driving (Attachment A).


04:42:40 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.013 (Attachment A)
Moved Carson
Seconded
Ball
Carson
Daugherty
Frizell
Roberts
Weissman
Gonzales J.
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
04:42:42 PM  
Senator Carson distributed
and explained Amendment L.008 regarding offense levels (Attachment B).


04:45:23 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.008 (Attachment B)
Moved Carson
Seconded
Ball Yes
Carson Yes
Daugherty Yes
Frizell Yes
Roberts No
Weissman Yes
Gonzales J. Yes
YES: 6   NO: 1   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
04:45:49 PM  

Senator Carson explained that Amendment L.004 removes redundant language (Attachment C).


04:46:22 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment C)
Moved Carson
Seconded
Ball
Carson
Daugherty
Frizell
Roberts
Weissman
Gonzales J.
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
04:46:23 PM  
Senator Snyder explained
that Amendment L.009 changes sobriety testing requirements (Attachment
D).


04:48:08 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.009 (Attachment D)
Moved Carson
Seconded
Ball
Carson
Daugherty
Frizell
Roberts
Weissman
Gonzales J.
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
04:48:25 PM  
Senator Snyder explained
that Amendment L.010 includes Victim Rights Act provisions (Attachment
E).


04:50:07 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.010 (Attachment E)
Moved Carson
Seconded
Ball
Carson
Daugherty
Frizell
Roberts
Weissman
Gonzales J.
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
04:50:25 PM  
Senator Snyder explained
that Amendment L.005 pushes out the bill's effective date to 2027 for fiscal
reasons (Attachment F). Committee members budgetary constrictions.


04:53:51 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment F)
Moved Carson
Seconded
Ball
Carson
Daugherty
Frizell
Roberts
Weissman
Gonzales J.
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
04:53:52 PM  
The bill sponsors
made closing comments. Committee members made closing comments and noted
that the statutory scheme surrounding careless driving could benefit from
a more thorough update or redo.


05:12:36 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 25-281, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Carson
Seconded
Ball Yes
Carson Yes
Daugherty Yes
Frizell Yes
Roberts No
Weissman Yes
Gonzales J. Yes
Final YES: 6   NO: 1   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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