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SB 72

Colorado Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: enacted. Latest action: May 28, 2026.

Increased Penalty for Vehicular Homicide & Assault.

Bill ID CO-2026-SB-72
Session 2026
Status enacted
Committee Judiciary
Senate enacted 2026-05-28
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.)

Sponsor
John Carson
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-28 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-05-28 Status enacted
2026-05-28 Latest Action Governor Signed
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