2023-2024 Regular Session • South Carolina Legislature
H4187: Organized Retail Crime
Legislative Summary
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 Define Necessary Terms, To Revise The Previous Offense Of Retail Theft To Create The Offenses Of Felony Organized Retail Crime And Felony Organized Retail Crime Of An Aggravated Nature, And To Provide Graduated Penalties For The Offenses.
Bill History
3/28/2023
Introduced and read first time
House of Representatives
3/28/2023
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
1/9/2024
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton
House of Representatives
3/7/2024
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins, Haddon
House of Representatives
3/20/2024
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Mitchell, Yow
House of Representatives
3/20/2024
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
House of Representatives
3/26/2024
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Chapman, Gagnon, Ligon, O'Neal, B.Newton, Sessions, Felder
House of Representatives
3/26/2024
Requests for debate-Rep
House of Representatives
3/27/2024
Debate adjourned
House of Representatives
3/27/2024
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Blackwell, Oremus
House of Representatives
4/9/2024
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Long
House of Representatives
4/9/2024
Amended
House of Representatives
4/9/2024
Read second time
House of Representatives
4/9/2024
Roll call Yeas-87 Nays-21
House of Representatives
4/10/2024
Read third time and sent to Senate
House of Representatives
4/10/2024
Scrivener's error corrected
4/10/2024
Introduced and read first time
Senate
4/10/2024
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Senate
4/23/2024
Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Adams, Goldfinch, Gustafson, Tedder
Senate
5/1/2024
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
Senate
5/7/2024
Committee Amendment Adopted
Senate
5/7/2024
Amended
Senate
5/8/2024
Scrivener's error corrected
5/8/2024
Read second time
Senate
5/9/2024
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
Senate
5/9/2024
Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
Senate
5/9/2024
Senate amendment amended
House of Representatives
5/9/2024
Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
House of Representatives
5/9/2024
Returned to Senate with amendments
House of Representatives
5/9/2024
Non-concurrence in House amendment
Senate
5/9/2024
House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Rose, JE Johnson, Robbins
House of Representatives
5/9/2024
Conference committee appointed Hutto, Garrett, Senn
Senate
6/5/2024
Conference committee appointed Malloy, Garrett, Senn
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate: 3rd Reading
5/9/2024
44
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Adopt Amendment 1a Amendment Number 1a
5/9/2024
106
Yea
0
Nay
9
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Passage Of Bill
4/9/2024
87
Yea
21
Nay
11
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(4/10/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 16
Primary Sponsor

Jeffrey Johnson
Republican
Co-Sponsors (15)
Weston Newton
Republican
Robby Robbins
Republican
Patrick Haddon
Republican
Cody Mitchell
Republican
Richard Yow
Republican
Don Chapman
Republican
Craig Gagnon
Republican
Randy Ligon
Republican
David O'Neal
Republican
Brandon Newton
Republican
Heath Sessions
Republican
Raye Felder
Republican
Bart Blackwell
Republican
Melissa Oremus
Republican
Steven Long
Republican