Bill Sponsor
Colorado House Bill 1281
Session 2026A
Homicide Criminal Offenses
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Apr 30, 2026
Sponsors
Unknown
M. Carter
Unknown
C. Espenoza
Unknown
N. Hinrichsen
Unknown
M. Weissman
First Action
Feb 20, 2026
Latest Action
May 12, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1281
State
Colorado
Session
2026A
Sponsorship by Party
Unknown
C. Espenoza
Sponsor
Unknown
M. Carter
Sponsor
Unknown
M. Weissman
Sponsor
Unknown
N. Hinrichsen
Sponsor
Unknown
J. Bacon
Cosponsor
Unknown
J. Mabrey
Cosponsor
Unknown
L. García
Cosponsor
Unknown
N. Ricks
Cosponsor
Unknown
R. English
Cosponsor
Unknown
Y. Zokaie
Cosponsor
House Votes (9)
Senate Votes (1)
Motion Text
BILL
House Roll Call Votes
Unknown
Bacon
Yes
Unknown
Barron
No
Unknown
Boesenecker
Yes
Unknown
Bottoms
No
Unknown
Bradfield
No
Unknown
Bradley
No
Unknown
Brooks
No
Unknown
Brown
Yes
Unknown
Caldwell
No
Unknown
Camacho
Yes
Unknown
Carter
Yes
Unknown
Clifford
No
Unknown
DeGraaf
No
Unknown
Duran
No
Unknown
English
Yes
Unknown
Espenoza
Yes
Unknown
Feret
Yes
Unknown
Flanell
No
Unknown
Froelich
Yes
Unknown
Garcia
Yes
Unknown
Garcia Sander
No
Unknown
Gilchrist
Yes
Unknown
Goldstein
No
Unknown
Gonzalez R.
No
Unknown
Hamrick
No
Unknown
Hartsook
No
Unknown
Jackson
Yes
Unknown
Johnson
No
Unknown
Joseph
Yes
Unknown
Keltie
No
Unknown
Lieder
No
Unknown
Lindsay
Yes
Unknown
Luck
No
Unknown
Lukens
No
Unknown
Mabrey
Yes
Unknown
Marshall
No
Unknown
Martinez
Yes
Unknown
Mauro
Yes
Unknown
McCluskie
Yes
Unknown
McCormick
Yes
Unknown
Nguyen
Yes
Unknown
Paschal
Yes
Unknown
Phillips
Yes
Unknown
Richardson
No
Unknown
Ricks
Yes
Unknown
Rutinel
No
Unknown
Rydin
Yes
Unknown
Sirota
Yes
Unknown
Slaugh
No
Unknown
Smith
Yes
Unknown
Soper
No
Unknown
Stewart K.
No
Unknown
Stewart R.
Yes
Unknown
Story
Yes
Unknown
Suckla
No
Unknown
Taggart
No
Unknown
Titone
Yes
Unknown
Valdez
Yes
Unknown
Velasco
Yes
Unknown
Weinberg
No
Unknown
Willford
No
Unknown
Winter T.
No
Unknown
Woodrow
Yes
Unknown
Woog
No
Unknown
Zokaie
Yes
Summary
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.)
Actions (11)
05/12/2026
Senate
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over to 05/14/2026 - No Amendments
04/30/2026
Senate
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to
05/11/2026
Senate
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
05/06/2026
Senate
Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/30/2026
Senate
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
04/29/2026
House
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/27/2026
House
House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
04/24/2026
House
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
04/17/2026
House
House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
04/14/2026
House
House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
02/20/2026
House
Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
Sources
Record Created
Feb 21, 2026 1:04:01 AM
Record Updated
May 12, 2026 10:15:36 PM