Penalty for Theft of Firearms

The header text was changed from 'REREVISED' to 'REVISED' with updated wording about amendments adopted on second reading, reflecting procedural progress in the legislative process.

The '3rd Reading Unamended' notice dated April 30, 2025, was removed, as the bill is no longer in that status after Senate amendments were adopted.

The Senate sponsorship list was altered by removing specific names (Mullica, Roberts, Snyder), indicating changes in legislative support or co-sponsorship.

Increased the appropriation to the judicial department from $323,825 to $324,225 for the 2025-26 fiscal year to support an additional 2.8 FTE positions in trial courts.

Added Senate co-sponsors (Pelton B., Mullica, Roberts, Snyder) and expanded House co-sponsors (Barron, Bird, Boesenecker, Brooks, Caldwell, Gonzalez R., Keltie, Lieder, Lindstedt, Marshall, McCluskie, Phillips, Taggart, Valdez, Weinberg, Winter T., Woog) to reflect legislative sponsorship changes.

Updated committee assignments to include Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs committee alongside Judiciary and Appropriations committees.

Added $323,825 appropriation to the judicial department for trial court programs in the 2025-26 fiscal year, based on an assumption of 2.8 additional FTE positions.

Reorganized bill sections by moving the safety clause from Section 2 to Section 3 and inserting a new Section 2 for the appropriation.

Updated the bill title to reflect the addition of the appropriation provision.

Removed final act language indicating the bill was prepared for signatures and directing readers to legislative status sheets for Governor action.

Added preamended draft header information including session details, committee assignments, and bill summary explaining the policy change.

Reordered sections to place the safety clause (Section 2) before the appropriation section, which was removed in this draft version.

Added a note about signature status and legislative history to help determine if the Governor has signed the bill.

Reorganized document layout with changes in line breaks and spacing, but no substantive policy changes.

Removed handwritten-style signatures and replaced them with typed names and signature lines for House and Senate officers.

The list of bill sponsors was updated to include additional representatives and senators, reflecting changes in legislative sponsorship.

The original bill header and summary sections were replaced with the final signed act format, removing draft markings and explanatory notes.

The appropriation amount for trial courts was increased from $323,825 to $324,225 for the 2025-26 fiscal year.

Added additional House co-sponsors (Barron, Bird, Boesenecker, Brooks, Caldwell, Gonzalez R., Keltie, Lieder, Lindstedt, Marshall, McCluskie, Phillips, Taggart, Valdez, Weinberg, Winter T., Woog) to the bill sponsorship list.

Updated the bill header from 'ENGROSSED' to 'REENGROSSED' and revised the legislative status note to indicate the bill passed third reading in the House of Introduction.

Added a new Section 2 appropriating $323,825 from the general fund to the judicial department for trial court programs, based on an assumption of 2.8 additional full-time equivalent staff.

Renumbered the safety clause from Section 2 to Section 3 to make room for the new appropriations section.

Removed subsection (4) of the theft statute which contained general aggregation rules for multiple thefts, as these rules were superseded by the specific firearm theft provisions in subsection (2.3).