HB 2589: DRIVING WITHOUT A LICENSE; PENALTIES; NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: House
- Latest Version Date: 2026-02-19
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-02-20: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).)
Introduced
First Committee Review
First Chamber
Second Committee Review
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Clarifies that negligent homicide in the first degree shall include situations where a person causes the death of another person while operating a vehicle without a valid license. Establishes that a violation of this provision shall be a class B felony, with escalation to a class A felony when the person has two or more prior convictions for driving without a valid license within five years. Clarifies what constitutes a prior conviction for driving without a valid license. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Discussed in Hearing
20MINHouse Standing Committee on Transportation
2MIN