Organized Retail Crime
Summary
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.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025
Last action Feb 26, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2025
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 46
Feb 25, 2025
D
Democratic12
83% Yea
R
Republican34
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (43-0-3)
senate
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Adams (ch), Tedder, Fernandez, Kennedy, Sutton
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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