H.B. 24: Criminal Penalty Amendments

About this bill

Signed by the governor on March 25, 2026. This bill addresses criminal penalties.

• Reduces the criminal offense of operating a vehicle at a speed greater than 20 miles per hour in a school zone from a class C misdemeanor to an infraction if the person is operating the vehicle from 21 miles per hour to 29 miles per hour
• Merges the criminal offenses of: operating a motor vehicle without an owner's or operator's security; and failing to carry evidence of owner's or operator's security to be carried when operating a motor vehicle
• Reduces the penalty for the criminal offense of careless driving from a class C misdemeanor to an infraction
• Makes technical and conforming changes

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Ryan D. Wilcox