Bills › 90th General Assembly

HF 2594Signed by Governor · April 10, 2024

Establishing the criminal offense of organized retail theft, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions

Sponsored by the House Judiciary Committee

Topics:Crime & corrections

Same legislation: HSB 705

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 13, 2024
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 13, 2024
  3. Done: House committeeFebruary 15, 2024
  4. Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 27, 202497–0
  5. Done: Senate committeeMarch 13, 2024
  6. Done: Passes the SenateMarch 20, 202447–0
  7. Done: To the GovernorApril 10, 2024
  8. Done: Signed into lawApril 10, 2024

Signed into law What’s a funnel?

What changed before it passed The bill as introduced compared with the version both chambers passed.

Amendments · 1

0 adopted · 0 failed. Newest first.

  • S-5089 · filed March 20, 2024 by Sen. Tony Bisignano (D)
    AI summary This amendment changes the bill from focusing on "retail theft" to "organized theft" by removing the requirement that the stolen items be store merchandise. It expands the law to cover the unauthorized removal of any property and broadens the types of previous crimes that can be used to establish a pattern of organized theft. Its wording →
    Ruled out of order
    March 20, 2024