First Regular Session
              Sixty-ninth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                 INTRODUCED
                                                           
                                                           
 LLS NO. 13-0678.01 Michael Dohr x4347   HOUSE BILL 13-1217
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 Szabo,  Priola
 
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 (None),
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 House Committees
 Senate Committees
 
 
 State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning parole eligibility of a person convicted of
            vehicular homicide.
       
       
                           Bill Summary
       
            (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
       not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
       passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
       applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
       http://www.leg.state.co.us/billsummaries.)
       
            Under current law a person who commits vehicular homicide and
       is sentenced to prison is eligible for parole after serving 50% of his or her
       sentence. The bill changes parole eligibility to 75% of the sentence served
       if the person is convicted of vehicular homicide and has a serious
       previous driving offense conviction.
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 17-22.5-403, add
       (2.7) as follows:
            17-22.5-403.  Parole eligibility. (2.7)  Notwithstanding
       subsection (1) of this section, any person convicted and
       sentenced for vehicular homicide, committed on or after July 1,
       2013, and who was previously convicted in Colorado of
       vehicular homicide, vehicular manslaughter, driving under the
       influence, driving while ability impaired, driving with excessive
       alcoholic content, reckless driving, eluding or attempting to
       elude a peace officer, or any provision of section 42-4-1601,
       C.R.S., shall be eligible for parole after such person has served
       seventy-five percent of the sentence imposed upon such person,
       less any time authorized for earned time granted pursuant to
       section 17-22.5-405.
            SECTION 2.  Effective date - applicability. This act takes effect
       July 1, 2013, and applies to offenses committed on or after said date.
            SECTION 3.  Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
       determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
       preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.