Relating to the venue for the prosecution of certain criminal conduct involving theft.
HB 2594 changes where prosecutors can file cases involving theft of digital or financial assets (like cyber theft or financial fraud). It allows prosecutions to occur in the county where the victim resides, where the suspect was arrested, or where they were extradited. This applies specifically to theft of "intangible personal property" and only for offenses committed on or after September 1, 2025. The bill does not change what constitutes theft but clarifies jurisdiction for these specific cases.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 17, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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What changed between versions
Engrossed
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Enrolled
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3 edits
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Jun 20, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a draft version to the final enrolled version, with the addition of certification signatures and vote counts from the House and Senate. No substantive policy changes were made to the venue rules for prosecuting theft or organized criminal activity.
TECHNICAL
Added certification blocks with vote counts and signatures from the House and Senate to finalize the bill as enacted law.
Added a note about digital content accessibility updates on TLO, which appears to be administrative metadata rather than part of the bill text itself.
Changed the bill header from draft format ("H.B.ANo.A2594") to official enrolled format ("89(R) HB 2594 - Enrolled version - Bill Text").
Floor votes · House May 8, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
54
Key actions
17
Committee
12
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Jun 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
May 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice
upper
May 9, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 8, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brandon Creighton
RRepublican
P
Will Metcalf
RRepublican
Co
Royce West
DDemocratic
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