2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB179: Organized Retail Theft Act of 2025

Legislative Summary

Providing that multiple thefts committed by the same person in multiple counties under one scheme or continuing course of conduct may be joined and prosecuted in any county in which any one of the thefts occurred; prohibiting one or more persons from committing a series of thefts from retail merchants over a 90-day period with an aggregate value exceeding $1,500; requiring a court to make a finding as to whether a certain crime is organized retail theft under certain circumstances for a certain purpose; etc.

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Bill History

9/30/2024
Pre-filed
House of Delegates
1/8/2025
First Reading Judiciary
House of Delegates
1/10/2025
Hearing 1/21 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
2/24/2025
Favorable Report by Judiciary
House of Delegates
2/25/2025
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
House of Delegates
2/27/2025
Third Reading Passed (132-0)
House of Delegates
2/28/2025
Referred Judicial Proceedings
Senate
3/27/2025
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate
3/27/2025
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
Senate
4/2/2025
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Senate
4/2/2025
Returned Passed
House of Delegates
4/22/2025
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 192
House of Delegates

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
2/27/2025
132
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/22/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text4/24/2025108.0 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text2/25/2025119.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/3/2025118.4 KB
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