Organized Retail Crime
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 16-13-135, RELATING TO THE OFFENSE OF RETAIL THEFT AND ASSOCIATED PENALTIES, SO AS TO REVISE NECESSARY DEFINITIONS, TO REVISE THE PREVIOUS OFFENSE OF RETAIL THEFT, TO CREATE THE OFFENSES OF ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME AND ORGANIZED...” Read the full text
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126th session (2025-2026)
Where it is
Show all 28 actions
Prefiled · Dec 5, 2024
House
Referred to Committee on Judiciary · Dec 5, 2024
House
Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 233) · Jan 14, 2025
House
Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 233) · Jan 14, 2025
House
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bailey · Jan 29, 2025
House
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Calhoon · Feb 5, 2025
House
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary (House Journal-page 6) · Feb 6, 2025
House
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow, Weeks · Feb 12, 2025
House
Debate adjourned until Thur., 2-13-25 (House Journal-page 41) · Feb 12, 2025
House
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson, Bradley, Hager, Whitmire · Feb 12, 2025
House
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon, Cromer, Gilreath, Oremus, Hartz · Feb 13, 2025
House
Read second time (House Journal-page 16) · Feb 13, 2025
House
Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 16) · Feb 13, 2025
House
Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day (House Journal-page 18) · Feb 13, 2025
House
Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 13) · Feb 18, 2025
Senate
Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 13) · Feb 18, 2025
Senate
Recalled from Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 4) · Feb 19, 2025
Senate
Scrivener's error corrected · Feb 19, 2025
Amended (Senate Journal-page 27) · Feb 25, 2025
Senate
Read second time (Senate Journal-page 27) · Feb 25, 2025
Senate
Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 27) · Feb 25, 2025
Senate
Read third time and returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 21) · Feb 26, 2025
Senate
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled (House Journal-page 35) · Feb 27, 2025
House
Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 36) · Feb 27, 2025
House
Ratified R 5 · Mar 6, 2025
Signed By Governor · Mar 7, 2025
Effective date 03/07/25 · Mar 12, 2025
Act No. 1 · Mar 12, 2025
The numbers
20
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
J.E. JohnsonW. NewtonRobbinsC. MitchellPedalinoTaylorLongBaileyCalhoonYowWeeksEricksonBradleyHagerWhitmireHixonCromerGilreathOremusHartz
Recorded votes
Concur in Senate AmendmentsHouse · 2025-02-27 · Passed · Yeas 107, Nays 0, Excused Absence 4, Not Voting 11
Chaplin, JDSenate · 2025-02-25 · Passed
Passage of BillHouse · 2025-02-13 · Passed · Yeas 101, Nays 0, Excused Absence 9, Not Voting 12
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the South Carolina legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Act No. 1 (Mar 12, 2025).