SC S0159 | 2025-2026 | 126th General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

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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Title

Organized Retail Crime

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2025-01-14SenateReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2025-01-14SenateIntroduced and read first time

Same As/Similar To

H3523 (Similar To) 2025-01-29 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bailey

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
1613135(n/a)See Bill Text

South Carolina State Sources


Bill Comments

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