CO SB 72
enactedIncreased Penalty for Vehicular Homicide & Assault
Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CO SB 72 pass?
Yes. CO SB 72 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-01-28): Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
What is CO SB 72 about?
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.)
Who sponsors CO SB 72?
B. Marshall, C. Espenoza, M. Snyder and 1 others are the primary sponsors of CO SB 72, joined by 16 cosponsors.
Description
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.)
- Introduced
- 2026-01-28
- Latest action
- 2026-01-28 — Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- B. Marshallsponsor
- C. Espenozasponsor
- M. Snydersponsor
- J. Carsonsponsor
- S. Liedercosponsor
- R. Gonzalezcosponsor
- M. Durancosponsor
- A. Boeseneckercosponsor
- C. Simpsoncosponsor
- D. Robertscosponsor
- M. Sopercosponsor
- K. Mullicacosponsor
- J. Marchmancosponsor
- B. Kirkmeyercosponsor
- L. Frizellcosponsor
- J. Colemancosponsor
- B. Peltoncosponsor
- C. Richardsoncosponsor
- A. Paschalcosponsor
- J. McCluskiecosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-28
Governor Signed
executive-signature
2026-05-21
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-05-21
Signed by the Speaker of the House
passage
2026-05-21
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2026-05-13
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage,reading-3
2026-05-12
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
2026-05-11
House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-04-14
Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
introduction
2026-04-10
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage,reading-3
2026-04-09
Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
reading-2
2026-04-06
Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
committee-passage
2026-01-28
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Refer Senate Bill 26-072, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
2026-04-06 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (7)
- John Carson: yes
- Lindsey Daugherty: yes
- Nick Hinrichsen: yes
- Larry Liston: yes
- Katie Wallace: yes
- Dylan Roberts: yes
- Mike Weissman: yes
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A)
2026-04-06 · pass · 0-0
Refer Senate Bill 26-072 to the Committee of the Whole.
2026-05-11 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Jennifer Bacon: yes
- Chad Clifford: yes
- Cecelia Espenoza: yes
- Ava Flanell: yes
- Lorena Garcia: yes
- Rebecca Keltie: yes
- Scott Slaugh: yes
- Matt Soper: yes
- Yara Zokaie: yes
- Michael Carter: no
- Javier Mabrey: yes
BILL
2026-05-13 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Bacon: yes
- Barron: yes
- Boesenecker: yes
- Bottoms: yes
- Bradfield: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Brown: yes
- Caldwell: yes
- Camacho: yes
- Carter: no
- Clifford: yes
- DeGraaf: yes
- Duran: yes
- English: no
- Espenoza: yes
- Feret: yes
- Flanell: yes
- Froelich: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Garcia Sander: yes
- Gilchrist: yes
- Goldstein: yes
- Gonzalez R.: yes
- Hamrick: yes
- Hartsook: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Joseph: yes
- Keltie: yes
- Lieder: yes
- Lindsay: yes
- Luck: yes
- Lukens: yes
- Mabrey: yes
- Marshall: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Mauro: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Paschal: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Ricks: no
- Rutinel: yes
- Rydin: yes
- Sirota: yes
- Slaugh: yes
- Smith: yes
- Soper: yes
- Stewart K.: yes
- Stewart R.: yes
- Story: yes
- Suckla: yes
- Taggart: yes
- Titone: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Velasco: no
- Weinberg: yes
- Willford: yes
- Winter T.: yes
- Woodrow: yes
- Woog: yes
- Zokaie: yes
- McCluskie: yes
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