Increased Penalty for Vehicular Homicide & Assault
About This Bill
Latest Action · May 28, 2026
Governor Signed
Session
2026A
Introduced
Jan 28, 2026
Primary Sponsor
J. Carson· sponsor
Summary
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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.)