2025-2026 Regular SessionSouth Carolina Legislature

H3523: 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 Revise Necessary Definitions, To Revise The Previous Offense Of Retail Theft, To Create The Offenses Of Organized Retail Crime And Organized Retail Crime Of An Aggravated Nature, And To Provide A Graduated Penalty Structure. - Ratified Title

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Bill History

12/5/2024
Prefiled
House of Representatives
12/5/2024
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
1/14/2025
Introduced and read first time
House of Representatives
1/14/2025
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
1/29/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bailey
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Calhoon
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow, Weeks
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Debate adjourned until Thur., 2-13-25
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson, Bradley, Hager, Whitmire
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon, Cromer, Gilreath, Oremus, Hartz
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
Read second time
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-0
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
Introduced and read first time
Senate
2/18/2025
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Senate
2/19/2025
Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
Senate
2/19/2025
Scrivener's error corrected
2/25/2025
Amended
Senate
2/25/2025
Read second time
Senate
2/25/2025
Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
Senate
2/26/2025
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
Senate
2/27/2025
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Ratified R 5
3/7/2025
Signed By Governor
3/12/2025
Effective date 03/07/25
3/12/2025
Act No. 1

Roll Call Votes

House: Concur In Senate Amendments
2/27/2025
107
Yea
0
Nay
11
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: 2nd Reading
2/25/2025
43
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Passage Of Bill
2/13/2025
101
Yea
0
Nay
12
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/12/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Amended
Bill Text2/25/202520.5 KB
Amended
Bill Text2/25/202520.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/19/202521.8 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/6/202519.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text12/5/202417.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/29/2025182.7 KB