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CO SB072
Bill
Status
1/28/2026
Primary Sponsor
John Carson
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AI Summary
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Adds operating or driving a motor vehicle with criminal negligence that proximately causes death to the crime of criminally negligent homicide (class 5 felony)
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Designates vehicular homicide and vehicular assault as "crimes of violence," making offenders ineligible for probation and subject to mandatory sentencing
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Upgrades the penalty for causing death while using an electronic mobile device from a class 1 misdemeanor traffic offense to criminally negligent homicide
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Requires mandatory driver's license revocation for convictions of criminally negligent homicide while operating a motor vehicle
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Takes effect September 1, 2026, and applies only to offenses committed on or after that date
Legislative Description
Increased Penalty for Vehicular Homicide & Assault
Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
Last Action
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
1/28/2026