Buenos Aires, March 17 (NA) – The Chamber of Deputies will debate this Wednesday in committee a bill to toughen penalties for vehicular crimes, which was sanctioned by the Senate. At the meeting, the heads of 'Mothers of Pain,' Vivian Perrone, and 'Yellow Stars Foundation,' Silvia González, will present their cases. The initiative will be discussed at 11:30 in the Penal Legislation Committee, chaired by libertarian Laura Rodríguez Machado, and the intention is to hold an informative meeting and issue a report in 15 days to move it to the session room, according to legislative sources informed to the Argentine News Agency. The project was unanimously sanctioned in the Senate on September 18, 2025, based on initiatives presented by lawmakers Anabela Fernández Sagasti (Justicialist), María Victoria Huala (PRO), and Beatriz Ávila (Independence). Laura Rodríguez Machado, president of the Penal Legislation Committee. Argentine News Agency/Networks. This law toughens penalties for incompetence and irresponsibility in driving a vehicle and establishes that in the case of serious injury or death of the victim, the minimum sentence is increased from 3 to 4 years and the maximum from 6 to 8 years, although it can reach 12 years when three or more aggravating factors concur. The disqualification to drive will be for double the time of the sentence. Consuming medications that affect the ability to drive or drinking alcohol, not having a license to drive, exceeding the speed by 30%, using cell phones, or passing a railway crossing without authorization are incorporated as aggravating factors for this crime.
