CO HB 1281

died on adjournment

Homicide Criminal Offenses

Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CO HB 1281 pass?

No. CO HB 1281 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-20): Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary

What is CO HB 1281 about?

Under current law, if a person engages in conduct that creates a grave risk to human life with an extreme indifference to the value of human life and causes the death of another person, the person commits first degree murder. The bill requires that the person:Cause the death of more than one person;Cause the death of one person and cause serious bodily injury to 2 or more persons by means of a deadly weapon;Cause the death of a child who is under 12 years old; orCause the death of a peace officer, emergency medical service provider, emergency medical care provider, or firefighter engaged in the performance of their duties. The bill creates a new charge of murder in the second degree if a person engages in conduct that creates a grave risk to human life with an extreme indifference to the value of human life and causes the death of only one other person. The bill expands 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 bill creates the offense of aggravated vehicular homicide by operating a motor vehicle in a reckless manner or while under the influence of or impaired by alcohol or other drugs and causing the death of another person when the person also:Has been convicted twice of driving under the influence or driving while ability impaired;Has been convicted of vehicular homicide or vehicular assault;Commits the offense while eluding or attempting to elude law enforcement;Commits the offense while in flight from the commission of another felony offense, not including a traffic offense; orCommits the offense while driving at a high rate of speed, creating an imminent risk of death or serious bodily injury to another person. The bill creates the new offense of negligent vehicular homicide if a person drives a motor vehicle with criminal negligence and causes the death of another person. Negligent vehicular homicide is a class 5 felony.(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Who sponsors CO HB 1281?

M. Weissman, N. Hinrichsen, C. Espenoza and 1 others are the primary sponsors of CO HB 1281, joined by 6 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2026-02-20
Latest action: 2026-02-20 — Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-05-12
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over to 05/14/2026 - No Amendments
2026-05-11
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-05-06
Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-04-30
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
introduction
2026-04-30
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to
introduction
2026-04-29
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage,reading-3
2026-04-27
House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-04-24
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
2026-04-17
House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-04-14
House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-02-20
Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
introduction

Versions

Introduced — 2026-02-20Compare
Engrossed — 2026-04-24Compare
Reengrossed — 2026-04-29Compare
(document, no version)Compare

Votes

Refer House Bill 26-1281, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
2026-04-14 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Jennifer Bacon: yes
- Chad Clifford: no
- Cecelia Espenoza: yes
- Ava Flanell: no
- Lorena Garcia: yes
- Rebecca Keltie: no
- Scott Slaugh: no
- Matt Soper: no
- Yara Zokaie: yes
- Michael Carter: yes
- Javier Mabrey: yes
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment F), as amended.
2026-04-14 · pass · 0-0
Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment G).
2026-04-14 · pass · 0-0
AMD (H.001)
2026-04-24 · fail · 0-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Bacon: no
- Barron: yes
- Boesenecker: no
- Bottoms: yes
- Bradfield: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Brown: no
- Caldwell: yes
- Camacho: no
- Carter: no
- Clifford: yes
- DeGraaf: excused
- Duran: no
- English: no
- Espenoza: no
- Feret: no
- Flanell: yes
- Froelich: no
- Garcia: no
- Garcia Sander: yes
- Gilchrist: no
- Goldstein: no
- Gonzalez R.: yes
- Hamrick: no
- Hartsook: yes
- Jackson: no
- Johnson: yes
- Joseph: no
- Keltie: yes
- Lieder: yes
- Lindsay: no
- Luck: yes
- Lukens: no
- Mabrey: excused
- Marshall: no
- Martinez: no
- Mauro: no
- McCormick: no
- Nguyen: no
- Paschal: no
- Phillips: no
- Richardson: yes
- Ricks: no
- Rutinel: yes
- Rydin: no
- Sirota: no
- Slaugh: yes
- Smith: excused
- Soper: excused
- Stewart K.: no
- Stewart R.: no
- Story: no
- Suckla: yes
- Taggart: excused
- Titone: no
- Valdez: excused
- Velasco: no
- Weinberg: yes
- Willford: no
- Winter T.: yes
- Woodrow: no
- Woog: yes
- Zokaie: no
- McCluskie: no
LIMIT
2026-04-24 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Bacon: yes
- Barron: no
- Boesenecker: yes
- Bottoms: no
- Bradfield: no
- Bradley: no
- Brooks: no
- Brown: yes
- Caldwell: no
- Camacho: yes
- Carter: yes
- Clifford: yes
- DeGraaf: excused
- Duran: yes
- English: no
- Espenoza: yes
- Feret: no
- Flanell: no
- Froelich: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Garcia Sander: no
- Gilchrist: yes
- Goldstein: yes
- Gonzalez R.: no
- Hamrick: no
- Hartsook: no
- Jackson: yes
- Johnson: no
- Joseph: yes
- Keltie: no
- Lieder: yes
- Lindsay: yes
- Luck: no
- Lukens: no
- Mabrey: yes
- Marshall: no
- Martinez: yes
- Mauro: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Paschal: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Richardson: no
- Ricks: yes
- Rutinel: yes
- Rydin: yes
- Sirota: yes
- Slaugh: no
- Smith: yes
- Soper: no
- Stewart K.: yes
- Stewart R.: yes
- Story: yes
- Suckla: no
- Taggart: no
- Titone: yes
- Valdez: excused
- Velasco: yes
- Weinberg: no
- Willford: yes
- Winter T.: no
- Woodrow: yes
- Woog: no
- Zokaie: yes
- McCluskie: yes
AMD (H.002)
2026-04-24 · fail · 0-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Bacon: no
- Barron: yes
- Boesenecker: no
- Bottoms: yes
- Bradfield: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Brown: no
- Caldwell: yes
- Camacho: no
- Carter: no
- Clifford: no
- DeGraaf: excused
- Duran: no
- English: no
- Espenoza: no
- Feret: no
- Flanell: yes
- Froelich: no
- Garcia: no
- Garcia Sander: yes
- Gilchrist: no
- Goldstein: no
- Gonzalez R.: yes
- Hamrick: no
- Hartsook: yes
- Jackson: no
- Johnson: yes
- Joseph: no
- Keltie: yes
- Lieder: yes
- Lindsay: no
- Luck: no
- Lukens: no
- Mabrey: excused
- Marshall: no
- Martinez: no
- Mauro: no
- McCormick: no
- Nguyen: no
- Paschal: no
- Phillips: no
- Richardson: yes
- Ricks: no
- Rutinel: no
- Rydin: no
- Sirota: no
- Slaugh: yes
- Smith: excused
- Soper: excused
- Stewart K.: no
- Stewart R.: no
- Story: no
- Suckla: yes
- Taggart: excused
- Titone: no
- Valdez: excused
- Velasco: no
- Weinberg: yes
- Willford: no
- Winter T.: yes
- Woodrow: no
- Woog: yes
- Zokaie: no
- McCluskie: no
AMD (H.003)
2026-04-24 · fail · 0-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Bacon: no
- Barron: yes
- Boesenecker: no
- Bottoms: yes
- Bradfield: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Brown: no
- Caldwell: yes
- Camacho: no
- Carter: no
- Clifford: no
- DeGraaf: excused
- Duran: yes
- English: no
- Espenoza: no
- Feret: no
- Flanell: yes
- Froelich: no
- Garcia: no
- Garcia Sander: yes
- Gilchrist: no
- Goldstein: no
- Gonzalez R.: yes
- Hamrick: no
- Hartsook: yes
- Jackson: no
- Johnson: yes
- Joseph: no
- Keltie: yes
- Lieder: yes
- Lindsay: no
- Luck: no
- Lukens: yes
- Mabrey: excused
- Marshall: no
- Martinez: yes
- Mauro: no
- McCormick: no
- Nguyen: no
- Paschal: no
- Phillips: no
- Richardson: yes
- Ricks: no
- Rutinel: yes
- Rydin: no
- Sirota: no
- Slaugh: yes
- Smith: excused
- Soper: excused
- Stewart K.: no
- Stewart R.: no
- Story: no
- Suckla: yes
- Taggart: excused
- Titone: no
- Valdez: excused
- Velasco: no
- Weinberg: yes
- Willford: no
- Winter T.: yes
- Woodrow: no
- Woog: yes
- Zokaie: no
- McCluskie: no
AMD (H.004)
2026-04-24 · fail · 0-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Bacon: no
- Barron: yes
- Boesenecker: no
- Bottoms: yes
- Bradfield: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Brown: no
- Caldwell: yes
- Camacho: no
- Carter: no
- Clifford: no
- DeGraaf: excused
- Duran: no
- English: no
- Espenoza: no
- Feret: no
- Flanell: yes
- Froelich: no
- Garcia: no
- Garcia Sander: yes
- Gilchrist: no
- Goldstein: no
- Gonzalez R.: yes
- Hamrick: no
- Hartsook: yes
- Jackson: no
- Johnson: yes
- Joseph: no
- Keltie: yes
- Lieder: yes
- Lindsay: no
- Luck: yes
- Lukens: no
- Mabrey: excused
- Marshall: no
- Martinez: no
- Mauro: no
- McCormick: no
- Nguyen: no
- Paschal: no
- Phillips: no
- Richardson: yes
- Ricks: no
- Rutinel: yes
- Rydin: no
- Sirota: no
- Slaugh: yes
- Smith: excused
- Soper: excused
- Stewart K.: no
- Stewart R.: no
- Story: no
- Suckla: yes
- Taggart: excused
- Titone: no
- Valdez: excused
- Velasco: no
- Weinberg: yes
- Willford: no
- Winter T.: yes
- Woodrow: no
- Woog: yes
- Zokaie: no
- McCluskie: no
BILL
2026-04-29 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Bacon: yes
- Barron: no
- Boesenecker: yes
- Bottoms: no
- Bradfield: no
- Bradley: no
- Brooks: no
- Brown: yes
- Caldwell: no
- Camacho: yes
- Carter: yes
- Clifford: no
- DeGraaf: no
- Duran: no
- English: yes
- Espenoza: yes
- Feret: yes
- Flanell: no
- Froelich: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Garcia Sander: no
- Gilchrist: yes
- Goldstein: no
- Gonzalez R.: no
- Hamrick: no
- Hartsook: no
- Jackson: yes
- Johnson: no
- Joseph: yes
- Keltie: no
- Lieder: no
- Lindsay: yes
- Luck: no
- Lukens: no
- Mabrey: yes
- Marshall: no
- Martinez: yes
- Mauro: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Paschal: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Richardson: no
- Ricks: yes
- Rutinel: no
- Rydin: yes
- Sirota: yes
- Slaugh: no
- Smith: yes
- Soper: no
- Stewart K.: no
- Stewart R.: yes
- Story: yes
- Suckla: no
- Taggart: no
- Titone: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Velasco: yes
- Weinberg: no
- Willford: no
- Winter T.: no
- Woodrow: yes
- Woog: no
- Zokaie: yes
- McCluskie: yes
Refer House Bill 26-1281 to the Committee of the Whole.
2026-05-06 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (7)
- John Carson: no
- Lindsey Daugherty: yes
- Nick Hinrichsen: yes
- Katie Wallace: yes
- Lynda Zamora Wilson: no
- Dylan Roberts: no
- Mike Weissman: yes

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https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1281

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