2024 Regular Session • Florida Legislature
H0549: Theft
Legislative Summary
Reducing minimum threshold amount for grand theft of third degree; creates new offense of grand theft offenses; provides enhanced criminal penalties for committing petit theft of first degree & having certain previous convictions; revises number of thefts required within specified aggregation period required to commit specified violation for retail theft; revises specified timeframes in which individual acts of retail theft may be aggregated; prohibits retail theft with specified number of other persons for specified purpose; prohibits retail theft when social media platform is used to solicit participation; requires person convicted of retail theft to pay specified restitution.
Bill History
11/20/2023
Filed
House of Representatives
11/30/2023
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
11/30/2023
Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
House of Representatives
11/30/2023
Referred to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
11/30/2023
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
1/8/2024
PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
House of Representatives
1/9/2024
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
House of Representatives
1/10/2024
Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
1/10/2024
Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
1/10/2024
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
House of Representatives
1/10/2024
CS Filed
House of Representatives
1/11/2024
Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
House of Representatives
1/11/2024
Referred to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
1/11/2024
Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
House of Representatives
1/11/2024
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
House of Representatives
1/22/2024
Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
House of Representatives
1/24/2024
Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
House of Representatives
1/24/2024
Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
House of Representatives
1/24/2024
Now in Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
2/12/2024
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
House of Representatives
2/14/2024
Favorable by Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
2/14/2024
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
2/14/2024
Bill released to House Calendar
House of Representatives
2/14/2024
Added to Second Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
2/15/2024
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/21/2024)
House of Representatives
2/21/2024
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
2/21/2024
Amendment 226775 Failed
House of Representatives
2/21/2024
Placed on 3rd reading
House of Representatives
2/21/2024
Added to Third Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
2/22/2024
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
2/22/2024
CS passed; YEAS 84, NAYS 31
House of Representatives
2/22/2024
In Messages
Senate
2/23/2024
Referred to Fiscal Policy
Senate
2/27/2024
Received
Senate
3/5/2024
Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy
Senate
3/5/2024
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
3/5/2024
Substituted for CS/SB 1222
Senate
3/5/2024
Read 2nd time
Senate
3/5/2024
Amendment(s) adopted (942840)
Senate
3/5/2024
Read 3rd time
Senate
3/5/2024
CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 3
Senate
3/5/2024
In Messages
House of Representatives
3/7/2024
Added to Senate Message List
House of Representatives
3/7/2024
Amendment 942840 Concur
House of Representatives
3/7/2024
CS passed as amended; YEAS 83, NAYS 27
House of Representatives
3/7/2024
Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
House of Representatives
4/8/2024
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/9/2024
Approved by Governor
4/9/2024
Chapter No. 2024-69
Amendments
House Floor Amendment #129925 to Amendment (942840)
3/6/2024Not Adopted
Senate Floor Amendment #942840
2/26/2024Not Adopted
House Floor Amendment #226775
2/16/2024Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House: Third Reading RCS#975
3/7/2024
83
Yea
27
Nay
10
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Third Reading RCS#36
3/5/2024
36
Yea
3
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Third Reading RCS#670
2/22/2024
84
Yea
31
Nay
5
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Judiciary Committee
2/14/2024
15
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
1/24/2024
11
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
1/10/2024
15
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/9/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 11
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor

Bob Rommel
Republican