Concerning organized retail theft.

HB 1276 (titled "Concerning organized retail theft") actually modifies sentencing guidelines for violent crimes involving firearms or deadly weapons, not retail theft itself. The bill adds mandatory sentence enhancements: 5 years for Class A felonies, 3 years for Class B, and 18 months for Class C when a firearm was used during the crime. These enhancements must be served consecutively to other sentences and cannot be reduced if they exceed statutory maximums. The bill applies to offenders convicted of eligible felonies committed after July 23, 1995, excluding specific weapons offenses like machine guns. Note: The bill’s title is misleading, as it does not address retail theft but focuses on sentencing for firearm/deadly weapon crimes.