SB 25-281

  • Colorado Senate Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Apr 30, 2025
  • Passed Senate Apr 30, 2025
  • Passed House May 05, 2025
  • Signed by Governor Jun 02, 2025

Increase Penalties Careless Driving

Abstract

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". (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Bill Sponsors (43)

Votes


May 05, 2025

Apr 30, 2025

Actions


Jun 02, 2025

Office of the Governor

Governor Signed

May 12, 2025

House

Signed by the Speaker of the House

Office of the Governor

Sent to the Governor

Senate

Signed by the President of the Senate

May 05, 2025

House

House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

May 03, 2025

House

House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

House

House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

  • Committee-Passage
  • Referral-Committee
House Committee of the Whole Judiciary

Apr 30, 2025

House

Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary

  • Introduction
Judiciary

Senate

Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

Apr 29, 2025

Senate

Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee

Senate

Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole

  • Committee-Passage
Appropriations

Apr 21, 2025

Senate

Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations

  • Referral-Committee
Appropriations Judiciary

Apr 16, 2025

Senate

Senate Committee on Judiciary Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed

Judiciary

Apr 07, 2025

Senate

Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary

  • Introduction
Judiciary

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Signed Act (06/02/2025) PDF
Final Act (05/12/2025) PDF
Rerevised (05/05/2025) PDF
Revised (05/03/2025) PDF
Reengrossed (04/30/2025) PDF
Engrossed (04/29/2025) PDF
Introduced (04/07/2025) PDF
PA2 (04/29/2025) PDF
PA1 (04/22/2025) PDF
Committee Amendment PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Note SA1 (04/28/2025) PDF
Fiscal Note FN1 (04/15/2025) PDF
Fiscal Note FN2 (04/24/2025) PDF
Fiscal Note FN3 (05/01/2025) PDF
Fiscal Note FN4 (07/21/2025) PDF

Sources

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