Bill Summary
HB 549 Theft (2024 Session)
Theft: Reducing minimum threshold amount for grand theft of third degree; creates new offense of grand theft offenses; provides enhanced criminal penalties for committing petit theft of first degree & having certain previous convictions; revises number of thefts required within specified aggregation period required to commit specified violation for retail theft; revises specified timeframes in which individual acts of retail theft may be aggregated; prohibits retail theft with specified number of other persons for specified purpose; prohibits retail theft when social media platform is used to solicit participation; requires person convicted of retail theft to pay specified restitution. Effective Date: October 1, 2024
11/20/23
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Filed
11/30/23
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Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
11/30/23
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Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
01/08/24
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On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 01/10/24, 8:00 am, 404 H - PCS
01/10/24
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Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; 15 Yeas, 3 Nays
01/10/24
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
01/11/24
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Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
01/22/24
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On Committee agenda - Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/24/24, 11:00 am, 17 H
01/24/24
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Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; 11 Yeas, 3 Nays
01/24/24
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Now in Judiciary Committee
02/09/24
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Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Criminal Justice Impact Conference, 02/12/24, 10:00 am, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)
02/12/24
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On Committee agenda - Judiciary Committee, 02/14/24, 9:00 am, 404 H
02/14/24
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Favorable by Judiciary Committee; 14 Yeas, 7 Nays
02/14/24
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/15/24
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/21/24
02/21/24
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Read Second Time; Amendment Failed (226775); Placed on Third Reading, 02/22/24
02/22/24
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Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 84 Yeas / 31 Nays)
02/22/24
SENATE
In Messages
02/23/24
SENATE
Received; Referred to Fiscal Policy
03/05/24
SENATE
Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd Reading; Substituted for SBĀ 1222; Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (942840); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 36 Yeas / 3 Nays)
03/05/24
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In returning messages
03/07/24
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Received from Messages; Concurred with Amendment (942840); Passed (Vote: 83 Yeas / 27 Nays)
03/07/24
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Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
03/13/24
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Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
03/13/24
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Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
04/08/24
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 04/23/24)
04/09/24
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2024-69
No amendments to this bill text filed.
No amendments to this bill text filed.
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