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Committee refers SB 618 on "super‑speeders" to interim study after survivor and expert testimony
Summary
After testimony from crash survivors, safety advocates and technical witnesses, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to send SB 618 — a bill focused on enhanced penalties for extreme speeding — to the Traffic Safety Commission for study rather than moving it forward immediately.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to refer Senate Bill 618, a proposal targeting extreme and repeat speeding, to interim study with the Traffic Safety Commission.
Sponsor Senator Denise Ricciardi told the committee she filed SB 618 to begin a discussion about extreme speeding and the rising number of high‑speed crashes. "This bill is intentionally focused on a small high‑risk group," Ricciardi said, and she recommended the Traffic Safety Commission study crash data,…
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