Increase penalty-fleeing police; regards motor vehicle pursuit
HB 56 increases penalties for drivers who flee from law enforcement and engage in stunt driving, while also requiring police agencies to provide specific training on motor vehicle pursuits. The bill expands the definition of aggravated vehicular homicide to include deaths or serious injuries caused by reckless or negligent driving in construction zones, even if the offense was only a minor speeding violation. Additionally, it reclassifies certain driving-related fees to be collected by county clerks and directs those funds toward title administration costs and clerical pay supplements. These changes apply to anyone operating vehicles such as cars, motorcycles, and utility trucks, with stricter consequences for repeat offenders or those driving without a valid license.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2024
House Passage
Dec 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
Signed into Law
Oct 2024
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Signed Oct 24, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 26, 2024 · House Dec 13, 2023
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Jun 26, 2024
D
Democratic7
100% Yea
R
Republican24
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Jun 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendments
lower
Jun 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Jan 24, 2024
Committee
Refer to Committee
upper
Dec 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Dec 13, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (84-6)
house
Feb 21, 2023
Committee
Refer to Committee
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Introduced
Introduced
lower
2 primary · 49 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrea White
RRepublican
P
Phil Plummer
RRepublican
Co
Adam Holmes
RRepublican
Co
Adam Mathews
RRepublican
Co
Al Cutrona
RRepublican
Co
Al Landis
RRepublican
Co
Andrew Brenner
RRepublican
Co
Bernie Willis
RRepublican
Co
Bill DeMora
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Seitz
RRepublican
Co
Bob Hackett
RRepublican
Co
Bob Peterson
RRepublican
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