SC S0159 | 2025-2026 | 126th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-2)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-26 - Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 14 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-26 - Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
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.
Title
Organized Retail Crime
Sponsors
| Sen. Ross Turner [R] | Sen. Billy Garrett [R] | Sen. Wes Climer [R] | Sen. Brian Adams [R] |
| Sen. Jeffrey Graham [D] | Sen. Thomas Alexander [R] | Sen. Thomas Young [R] | Sen. Overture Walker [D] |
Roll Calls
2025-02-25 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 43 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-26 | Senate | Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2025-02-25 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 |
| 2025-02-25 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2025-02-25 | Senate | Amended |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable Judiciary |
| 2025-02-07 | Senate | Referred to Subcommittee: Adams (ch), Tedder, Fernandez, Kennedy, Sutton |
| 2025-01-14 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2025-01-14 | Senate | Introduced and read first time |
Same As/Similar To
H3523 (Similar To) 2025-03-12 - Act No. 1
