S 159

  • South Carolina Senate Bill
  • 2025-2026 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 14, 2025
  • Senate
  • House
  • Governor

Organized Retail Crime

Abstract

A BILL 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 THE PREVIOUS OFFENSE OF RETAIL THEFT TO CREATE THE OFFENSES OF ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME AND ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME OF AN AGGRAVATED NATURE, TO PROVIDE A GRADUATED PENALTY STRUCTURE, AND TO REVISE NECESSARY DEFINITIONS.

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Feb 26, 2025

Senate

Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary

Feb 25, 2025

Senate

Amended

Senate

Read second time

Senate

Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0

Feb 19, 2025

Senate

Committee report: Favorable Judiciary

Feb 07, 2025

Senate

Referred to Subcommittee: Adams (ch), Tedder, Fernandez, Kennedy, Sutton

Jan 14, 2025

Senate

Introduced and read first time

Senate

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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