Relating to a merchant allowing a person suspected of committing or attempting to commit theft to complete a theft education program.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 9, 2023
Signed Jun 12, 2023
Floor votes · House May 6, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
54
Key actions
15
Committee
11
Amendments
6
Jun 12, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 26, 2023
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
upper
May 26, 2023
Introduced
Text of Senate Amendment(s)
lower
May 26, 2023
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
lower
May 25, 2023
Introduced
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
lower
May 25, 2023
Introduced
Senate Amendments distributed
lower
May 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate passage as amended reported
lower
May 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
May 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
May 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to Jurisprudence
upper
May 9, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 8, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to Corrections
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DB
DeWayne Burns
RRepublican
P
ST
Shawn Thierry
RRepublican
Co
FF
Frederick Frazier
RRepublican
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