CS/HB 549: Theft
GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Rommel ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Botana ; Canady ; Chaney ; Holcomb ; Leek ; Roth ; Snyder ; Tant ; Truenow ; Tuck ; Yeager
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: 10/1/2024
Current Bill Version Posted: 03/13/2024 at 09:12 AM
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Senate Committee References (1)
- Fiscal Policy (FP)
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Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location Relationship Learn more about bill relationships S 1222 (c1) by Trumbull
Theft
Last Action: 3/5/2024 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 549 -SJ 715Similar S 824 by Ingoglia
Retail Theft
Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Criminal JusticeCompare -
Citations - Statutes (4)
The page numbers, when listed, for citations are constantly under review. The journals or printed bills of the respective chambers should be consulted as the official documents of the Legislature.
The links for the page numbers are formatted to open the bill text PDF directly to the page containing the citation. However, if your browser is set to open PDFs in a new window, as is often the case with 64-bit browsers, the bill text will open to the first page.Citation and Catchline Location in Bill 784.07 Assault or battery of law enforcement officers and other specified personnel; reclassification of offenses; minimum sentences. Page 86 [pdf] 812.014 Theft. Page 2 [pdf] 812.015 Retail and farm theft; transit fare evasion; mandatory fine; alternative punishment; detention and arrest; exemption from liability for false arrest; resisting arrest; penalties. Page 6 [pdf] 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 13 [pdf] -
Bill History
S = Senate, H = House
Date Chamber Action 11/20/2023 H • Filed
11/30/2023 H • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
1/8/2024 H • PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
1/9/2024 H • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/10/2024 H • Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
1/11/2024 H • Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
1/22/2024 H • Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
1/24/2024 H • Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
2/12/2024 H • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
2/14/2024 H • Favorable by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/15/2024 H • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/21/2024)
2/21/2024 H • Read 2nd time
• Amendment 226775 Failed
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
2/22/2024 H • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 84, NAYS 31
2/22/2024 S • In Messages
2/23/2024 S • Referred to Fiscal Policy
2/27/2024 S • Received
3/5/2024 S • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 715
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/SB 1222 -SJ 715
• Read 2nd time -SJ 715
• Amendment(s) adopted (942840) -SJ 715
• Read 3rd time -SJ 721
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 3 -SJ 721
3/5/2024 H • In Messages
3/7/2024 H • Added to Senate Message List
• Amendment 942840 Concur
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 83, NAYS 27
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
4/8/2024 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/9/2024 • Approved by Governor
• Chapter No. 2024-69