Senate Committee of Reference Report

Committee on Judiciary

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April 6, 2026

After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:

SB26-072     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 1Amend printed bill, page 2, strike lines 13 through 23.

Page 1, Line 2Strike page 3.

Page 1, Line 3Page 4, strike lines 1 through 5.

Page 1, Line 4Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.

Page 1, Line 5Page 4, line 6, strike "amend" and substitute "repeal".

Page 1, Line 6Page 4, strike lines 10 through 14 and substitute:

Page 1, Line 7"(4) (d)  If the individual's actions are the proximate cause of death

Page 1, Line 8to another, the individual commits a class 1 misdemeanor traffic offense

Page 1, Line 9and shall be punished as provided in section 42-4-1701 (3)(a)(II).".