Theft
Summary
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.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Nov 20, 2023
Signed Apr 9, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2024 · House Feb 22, 2024
How they voted
36–3
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Mar 5, 2024
D
Democratic11
72% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican28
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
49
Key actions
17
Committee
18
Amendments
1
Apr 9, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 83, NAYS 27
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Introduced
Amendment 942840 Concur
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 3
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (942840)
upper
Feb 23, 2024
Committee
Referred to Fiscal Policy
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 84, NAYS 31
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 11, 2024
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 11, 2024
Committee
Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 10, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 10, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
lower
Nov 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Nov 30, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Nov 30, 2023
Committee
Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Nov 30, 2023
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bob Rommel
RRepublican
Co
Adam Botana
RRepublican
Co
Allison Tant
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Yeager
RRepublican
Co
Jeff Holcomb
RRepublican
Co
Jennifer Canady
RRepublican
Co
John Snyder
RRepublican
Co
Kaylee Tuck
RRepublican
Co
Keith Truenow
RRepublican
Co
Linda Chaney
RRepublican
Co
Rick Roth
RRepublican
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