ColoradoIncrease Penalties Careless Driving
What it does
Current law states that a person who commits careless driving and thereby causes the death of an individual commits a class 1 misdemeanor traffic offense. The act expands current law to include careless driving resulting in serious bodily injury and states that if a person commits careless driving and thereby causes the serious bodily injury or death of more than one individual, each individual injure or killed is a separate violation. The act also clarifies that careless driving resulting in serious bodily injury or death is an included crime for the purposes of the "Victim Rights Act".
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Jun 2Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- May 12Signed by the President of the Senate
- May 12Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- May 12Signed by the Speaker of the House
- May 5House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- May 3House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- May 3House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 30Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 30Introduced In House - Assigned to JudiciaryMinor
- Apr 29Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Apr 29Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- Apr 21Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to AppropriationsMinor
- Apr 16Senate Committee on Judiciary Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed
- Apr 7Introduced In Senate - Assigned to JudiciaryIntroduced