South CarolinaOrganized Retail Crime
What it does
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
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 12Act No. 1Latest
- Mar 12Effective date 03/07/25
- Mar 7Signed By Governor Henry McMasterBecame Law
- Mar 6Ratified R 5
- Feb 27Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
- Vote recorded Concur in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 27Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolledTo Governor
- Feb 26Read third time and returned to House with amendmentsPassed 1st Chamber
- Feb 25Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- Vote recorded 2nd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 25Read second timeMinor
- Feb 25AmendedMajor
- Feb 19Scrivener's error corrected
- Feb 19Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 18Referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Feb 18Introduced and read first timeMinor
- Feb 13Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- Vote recorded Passage of Bill. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 13Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-0
- Feb 13Read second timeMinor
- Feb 13Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon, Cromer, Gilreath, Oremus, Hartz
- Feb 12Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson, Bradley, Hager, Whitmire
- Feb 12Debate adjourned until Thur., 2-13-25
- Feb 12Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow, Weeks
- Feb 6Committee report: Favorable JudiciaryMinor
- Feb 5Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Calhoon
- Jan 29Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bailey
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Jan 14Introduced and read first timeMinor
- 2024
- Dec 5Referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Dec 5PrefiledIntroduced