Legislation - SB0710

Title: Criminal Law - Motor Vehicle - Criminal Negligence (Sergeant Patrick Keep Act)
Sponsored by: Senators King, Charles, Folden, James, Smith, Waldstreicher, and West
Status: In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 3:15 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Prohibiting a person from driving, operating, or controlling a motor vehicle in a criminally negligent manner; providing that a person acts in a criminally negligent manner when the person should be aware, but fails to perceive, that the person's conduct creates a substantial risk to the safety of other persons or to property and the failure to perceive constitutes a gross deviation from the standards of care that would be exercised by a reasonable person; etc.

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Original:: Judicial Proceedings

Opposite:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

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Cross-filed with: HB0883

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/31/2025 Legislative Date 1/27/2025 Action First Reading Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Criminal Law - Motor Vehicle or Vessel - Criminal Negligence Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/04/2025 Legislative Date 2/04/2025 Action Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/14/2025 Legislative Date 3/14/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/14/2025 Legislative Date 2/27/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {383629/1 Adopted Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/14/2025 Legislative Date 2/27/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Criminal Law - Motor Vehicle - Criminal Negligence (Sergeant Patrick Keep Act) Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2025 Legislative Date 2/28/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (44-0) Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2025 Legislative Date 3/08/2025 Action Referred Judiciary Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/19/2025 Legislative Date 3/19/2025 Action Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/26/2025 Legislative Date 3/26/2025 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/26/2025 Legislative Date 3/26/2025 Action Hearing 3/26 at 3:15 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	1/31/2025	1/27/2025	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
			Text - First - Criminal Law - Motor Vehicle or Vessel - Criminal Negligence
Senate	2/04/2025	2/04/2025	Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/14/2025	3/14/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	3/14/2025	2/27/2025	Favorable with Amendments {383629/1 Adopted	47 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/14/2025	2/27/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	47 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Criminal Law - Motor Vehicle - Criminal Negligence (Sergeant Patrick Keep Act)
Senate	3/17/2025	2/28/2025	Third Reading Passed (44-0)	48 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2025	3/08/2025	Referred Judiciary	48 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/19/2025	3/19/2025	Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/26/2025	3/26/2025	Hearing canceled
House	3/26/2025	3/26/2025	Hearing 3/26 at 3:15 p.m.

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