Organized Retail Crime
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 16-13-135, RELATING TO RETAIL THEFT AND PENALTIES, SO AS TO DEFINE ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME AND ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME OF AN AGGRAVATED NATURE AND RELATED TERMS, TO CLASSIFY ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME AS A FELONY OFFENSE, AND TO DEFINE AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES AND INCREASED PENALTIES FOR ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME OF AN AGGRAVATED NATURE.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 22, 2023
Last action Feb 22, 2023
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Committee
1
Feb 22, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Feb 22, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
15 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Billy Garrett
RRepublican
P
Brian Adams
RRepublican
P
Dwight Loftis
RRepublican
P
Harvey Peeler
RRepublican
P
Josh Kimbrell
RRepublican
P
Larry Grooms
RRepublican
P
Michael Johnson
RRepublican
P
Mike Reichenbach
RRepublican
P
Penry Gustafson
RRepublican
P
Ross Turner
RRepublican
P
Scott Talley
RRepublican
P
Sean Bennett
RRepublican
P
Shane Massey
RRepublican
P
Tom Young
RRepublican
P
Wes Climer
RRepublican
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