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Committee approves Super Speeder Accountability Act, allows judges to require speed‑limiting devices
Summary
Senate Bill 19‑27 would permit courts to require Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) devices for repeat reckless‑speed offenders; the committee heard emotional testimony from victims' families, vendor testimony on costs and functionality, and voted to send the bill to the calendar.
Chair Lee Massey described the Super Speeder Accountability Act (SB 19‑27) as an effort to reduce repeat reckless speeding by giving judges the option to require ISA devices for qualifying offenders. The sponsor and committee cited statistics noting repeat speeders are disproportionately likely to be involved in serious crashes and that the National Transportation Safety Board had encouraged measures to reduce speed recidivism.
Families of crash victims testified in favor. Patty Avery of Families for Safe Streets recounted her daughter's fatal crash and urged the committee to give courts tools to slow repeat offenders: "Giving the courts the ability to use ISA as a true corrective measure will slow down super speeders and allow these drivers to meet their obligation and keep others safe." Chuck Isbelle also gave personal testimony about losing a child to a crash and urged the committee to act.
Members asked operational questions; vendor witness Brandon Ross from Speed Steer Safe said installation is "about $150 for installation and $100 to remove it subsequently" and that the device generally costs about $4 per day to the offender (installation + monthly charges discussed in Q&A). On location/tracking concerns the vendor said the system uses GPS to identify applicable speed limits and is not intended for continuous location tracking or 'breadcrumbs' used in fleet management. The committee approved the bill and it was sent to the calendar.
