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CS/HB 549: Theft

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Rommel ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Botana ; Canady ; Chaney ; Holcomb ; Leek ; Roth ; Snyder ; Tant ; Truenow ; Tuck ; Yeager

Theft; Reducing minimum threshold amount for grand theft of third degree; creates new offense of grand theft offenses; provides enhanced criminal penalties for committing petit theft of first degree & having certain previous convictions; revises number of thefts required within specified aggregation period required to commit specified violation for retail theft; revises specified timeframes in which individual acts of retail theft may be aggregated; prohibits retail theft with specified number of other persons for specified purpose; prohibits retail theft when social media platform is used to solicit participation; requires person convicted of retail theft to pay specified restitution.

Effective Date: 10/1/2024
Last Action: 4/9/2024 - Chapter No. 2024-69
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/20/2023 House • Filed
    11/30/2023 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    • Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    1/8/2024 House • PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
    1/9/2024 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    1/10/2024 House • Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    1/11/2024 House • Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    1/22/2024 House • Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
    1/24/2024 House • Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Now in Judiciary Committee
    2/12/2024 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
    2/14/2024 House • Favorable by Judiciary Committee
    • Reported out of Judiciary Committee
    • Bill released to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    2/15/2024 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/21/2024)
    2/21/2024 House • Read 2nd time
    • Amendment 226775 Failed
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    2/22/2024 House • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 84, NAYS 31
    2/22/2024 Senate • In Messages
    2/23/2024 Senate • Referred to Fiscal Policy
    2/27/2024 Senate • Received
    3/5/2024 Senate • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 715
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Substituted for CS/SB 1222 -SJ 715
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 715
    • Amendment(s) adopted (942840) -SJ 715
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 721
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 3 -SJ 721
    3/5/2024 House • In Messages
    3/7/2024 House • Added to Senate Message List
    • Amendment 942840 Concur
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 83, NAYS 27
    • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
    4/8/2024 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    4/9/2024 • Approved by Governor
    • Chapter No. 2024-69

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  • CS/HB 549, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/13/2024 at 9:12 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1222 (c1) Theft Trumbull Similar Last Action: 3/5/2024 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 549 (Ch. 2024-69) -SJ 715
    S 824 Retail Theft Ingoglia Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 549 (Ch. 2024-69)

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    784.07 Assault or battery of law enforcement officers and other specified personnel; reclassification of offenses; minimum sentences. Page 86 (pdf)
    812.014 Theft. Page 2 (pdf)
    812.015 Retail and farm theft; transit fare evasion; mandatory fine; alternative punishment; detention and arrest; exemption from liability for false arrest; resisting arrest; penalties. Page 6 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 13 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 549, Engrossed 1 Posted 3/13/2024 at 8:55 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1222 (c1) Theft Trumbull Similar Last Action: 3/5/2024 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 549 (Ch. 2024-69) -SJ 715
    S 824 Retail Theft Ingoglia Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 549 (Ch. 2024-69)

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    784.07 Assault or battery of law enforcement officers and other specified personnel; reclassification of offenses; minimum sentences. Page 87 (pdf)
    812.014 Theft. Page 2 (pdf)
    812.015 Retail and farm theft; transit fare evasion; mandatory fine; alternative punishment; detention and arrest; exemption from liability for false arrest; resisting arrest; penalties. Page 7 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 13 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 549, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/10/2024 at 5:06 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/24/2024 (pdf)
    Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/14/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1222 (c1) Theft Trumbull Similar Last Action: 3/5/2024 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 549 (Ch. 2024-69) -SJ 715
    S 824 Retail Theft Ingoglia Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 549 (Ch. 2024-69)

    Floor Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    942840 - Amendment
    Delete lines 227 - 556 and insert:
    Trumbull 2/26/2024
    5:11 PM
    House: Concur
    3/7/2024
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 129925 - Amendment to Amendment (942840)
    Remove lines 5-306 of the amendment and insert:
    Rommel 3/6/2024
    2:10 PM
    House: Withdrawn
    3/7/2024
    PDF
    226775 - Amendment
    Remove lines 115-396 and insert:
    Bracy Davis 2/16/2024
    3:43 PM
    House: Failed
    2/21/2024
    PDF

    Floor Votes (3)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/22/2024 5:51 PM House 84 Yeas - 31 Nays
    3/5/2024 5:55 PM Senate 36 Yeas - 3 Nays
    3/7/2024 8:03 PM House 83 Yeas - 27 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    784.07 Assault or battery of law enforcement officers and other specified personnel; reclassification of offenses; minimum sentences. Page 87 (pdf)
    812.014 Theft. Page 2 (pdf)
    812.015 Retail and farm theft; transit fare evasion; mandatory fine; alternative punishment; detention and arrest; exemption from liability for false arrest; resisting arrest; penalties. Page 7 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 13 (pdf)

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  • HB 549, Original Filed Version Posted 11/20/2023 at 10:08 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 4/10/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 824 Retail Theft Ingoglia Identical Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 549 (Ch. 2024-69)
    S 1222 Theft Trumbull Compare Last Action: 3/5/2024 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 549 (Ch. 2024-69) -SJ 715

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    784.07 Assault or battery of law enforcement officers and other specified personnel; reclassification of offenses; minimum sentences. Page 7 (pdf)
    812.015 Retail and farm theft; transit fare evasion; mandatory fine; alternative punishment; detention and arrest; exemption from liability for false arrest; resisting arrest; penalties. Page 2 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 7 (pdf)

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