AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- THEFT, EMBEZZLEMENT, FALSE PRETENSES, AND MISAPPROPRIATION
Summary
Provides that when two or more individuals associate to accomplish the crime of shoplifting, that they would be deemed to be associated for the particular purpose of shoplifting and be guilty of a felony.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 27, 2026
Last action Jun 4, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Jun 3, 2026
How they voted
29–7
Passed
Total votes 36
Jun 3, 2026
D
Democratic32
78% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 4, 2026
Committee
06/04/2026 Referred to House Judiciary
lower
Jun 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
06/03/2026 Senate read and passed
upper
May 26, 2026
Legislature · Passed
05/26/2026 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 12, 2026
Committee
05/12/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 27, 2026
Introduced
03/27/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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