2025-2026 Regular Session • South Carolina Legislature
S0159: 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 The Previous Offense Of Retail Theft To Create The Offenses Of Organized Retail Crime And Organized Retail Crime Of An Aggravated Nature, To Provide A Graduated Penalty Structure, And To Revise Necessary Definitions.
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Bill History
1/14/2025
Introduced and read first time
Senate
1/14/2025
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Senate
2/7/2025
Referred to Subcommittee: Adams (ch), Tedder, Fernandez, Kennedy, Sutton
Senate
2/19/2025
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
Senate
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
Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate: 2nd Reading
2/25/2025
43
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/14/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary(Senate)
Sponsors
Republican: 6
Democrat: 2
Primary Sponsor
Ross Turner
Republican