H 3523

  • South Carolina House Bill
  • 2025-2026 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Feb 18, 2025
  • House
  • Passed Senate Feb 26, 2025
  • Signed by Governor Mar 07, 2025

Organized Retail Crime

Abstract

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 16-13-135, RELATING TO THE OFFENSE OF RETAIL THEFT AND ASSOCIATED PENALTIES, SO AS TO REVISE NECESSARY DEFINITIONS, TO REVISE THE PREVIOUS OFFENSE OF RETAIL THEFT, TO CREATE THE OFFENSES OF ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME AND ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME OF AN AGGRAVATED NATURE, AND TO PROVIDE A GRADUATED PENALTY STRUCTURE. - RATIFIED TITLE

Bill Sponsors (20)

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Actions


Mar 12, 2025

South Carolina Legislature

Effective date 03/07/25

South Carolina Legislature

Act No. 1

Mar 07, 2025

South Carolina Legislature

Signed By Governor

Mar 06, 2025

South Carolina Legislature

Ratified R 5

Feb 27, 2025

House

Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0

House

Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled

Feb 26, 2025

Senate

Read third time and returned to House with amendments

Feb 25, 2025

Senate

Read second time

Senate

Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0

Senate

Amended

Feb 19, 2025

South Carolina Legislature

Scrivener's error corrected

Senate

Recalled from Committee on Judiciary

Feb 18, 2025

Senate

Introduced and read first time

Senate

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Feb 13, 2025

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon, Cromer, Gilreath, Oremus, Hartz

House

Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day

House

Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-0

House

Read second time

Feb 12, 2025

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow, Weeks

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson, Bradley, Hager, Whitmire

House

Debate adjourned until Thur., 2-13-25

Feb 06, 2025

House

Committee report: Favorable Judiciary

Feb 05, 2025

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Calhoon

Jan 29, 2025

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bailey

Jan 14, 2025

House

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

House

Introduced and read first time

Dec 05, 2024

House

Prefiled

House

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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