Senate Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Appropriations
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April 29, 2025
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
SB25-281 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar:
Page 1, Line 1Strike the Judiciary Committee Report, dated April 21, 2025, and
Page 1, Line 2substitute:
Page 1, Line 3"Amend printed bill, strike everything below the enacting clause and
Page 1, Line 4substitute:
Page 1, Line 5"SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-4-1402, amend
Page 1, Line 6(2) as follows:
Page 1, Line 742-4-1402. Careless driving - penalty. (2) (a) Except as
Page 1, Line 8otherwise provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection (2), any
Page 1, Line 9subsections (2)(b) and (2)(c) of this section, a person who violates
Page 1, Line 10any provision of this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor traffic
Page 1, Line 11offense.
Page 1, Line 12(b) If the person's actions are the proximate cause of bodily injury
Page 1, Line 13to another, such an individual, the person commits a class 1
Page 1, Line 14misdemeanor traffic offense.
Page 1, Line 15(c) (I) If the person's actions are the proximate cause of serious
Page 1, Line 16bodily injury, as defined in section 18-1-901, or death to another,
Page 1, Line 17such an individual, the person commits a class 1 misdemeanor traffic
Page 1, Line 18offense.
Page 1, Line 19(II) If the person's actions are the proximate cause of
Page 1, Line 20serious bodily injury, as defined in section 18-1-901, to or death
Page 1, Line 21to more than one individual, each individual injured or killed is
Page 1, Line 22a separate violation of this section.
Page 1, Line 23SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-4.1-302, amend
Page 1, Line 24(1)(cc.5) as follows:
Page 1, Line 2524-4.1-302. Definitions. As used in this part 3, and for no other
Page 2, Line 1purpose, including the expansion of the rights of any defendant:
Page 2, Line 2(1) "Crime" means any of the following offenses, acts, and
Page 2, Line 3violations as defined by the statutes of the state of Colorado, whether
Page 2, Line 4committed by an adult or a juvenile:
Page 2, Line 5(cc.5) Careless driving, in violation of section 42-4-1402 (2)(c),
Page 2, Line 6C.R.S., that results in the serious bodily injury or death of another
Page 2, Line 7person;
Page 2, Line 8SECTION 3. Applicability. This act applies to offenses
Page 2, Line 9committed on or after the effective date of this act.
Page 2, Line 10SECTION 4. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,
Page 2, Line 11determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
Page 2, Line 12preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for
Page 2, Line 13the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state
Page 2, Line 14institutions.".".