AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - THEFT, EMBEZZLEMENT, FALSE PRETENSES, AND MISAPPROPRIATION (Provides for a reduced penalty for the offense of larceny, and further provides for a tiered penalty system for the offense of shoplifting.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2021
Last action Mar 25, 2021
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Mar 25, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/25/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 10, 2021
Introduced
02/10/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alana DiMario
DDemocratic
P
Cynthia M. Mendes
DDemocratic
P
Jonathon Acosta
DDemocratic
P
Sam Bell
DDemocratic
P
Tiara Mack
DDemocratic
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