CS/HB 549 -  Theft

General Bill by Criminal Justice Subcommittee and Rommel (CO-SPONSORS) 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: October 1, 2024
Last Event: Chapter No. 2024-69 on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 3:51 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/SB 1222 Subject: Theft Relationship: Similar
Bill #: SB 824 Subject: Retail Theft Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 4/10/2024 9:39:31 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 3/15/2024 11:15:13 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 2/14/2024 3:52:05 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 2/12/2024 4:16:51 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee 1/24/2024 1:41:58 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee 1/23/2024 2:06:28 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee 1/10/2024 4:11:12 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee 1/9/2024 8:37:18 AM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 02/22/2024 05:51 PM   Yeas: 84 Nays: 31 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 670] Barcode:
Chamber: Senate Date: 03/05/2024 05:55 PM   Yeas: 36 Nays: 3 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 36] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 03/07/2024 08:03 PM   Yeas: 83 Nays: 27 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 975] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2024-69 Time: 04/09/2024 - 3:51 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 04/09/2024 - 3:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 04/08/2024 - 12:45 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 03/07/2024 - 9:09 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Ordered engrossed, then enrolled Time: 03/07/2024 - 8:03 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS passed as amended; YEAS 83, NAYS 27 Time: 03/07/2024 - 8:03 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 942840 Concur Time: 03/07/2024 - 8:03 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Senate Message List Time: 03/07/2024 - 7:38 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 129925 withdrawn Time: 03/07/2024 - 6:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 129925 filed Time: 03/06/2024 - 2:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H In Messages Time: 03/05/2024 - 6:54 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 3 -SJ 721 Time: 03/05/2024 - 5:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 721 Time: 03/05/2024 - 5:51 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (942840) -SJ 715 Time: 03/05/2024 - 5:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 715 Time: 03/05/2024 - 5:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Substituted for CS/SB 1222 -SJ 715 Time: 03/05/2024 - 5:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 03/05/2024 - 5:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 715 Time: 03/05/2024 - 5:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Received Time: 02/27/2024 - 4:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Referred to Fiscal Policy Time: 02/23/2024 - 11:09 AM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S In Messages Time: 02/22/2024 - 6:45 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 02/22/2024 - 6:38 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 84, NAYS 31 Time: 02/22/2024 - 5:52 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 02/22/2024 - 5:41 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 02/21/2024 - 6:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 02/21/2024 - 6:09 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 226775 Failed Time: 02/21/2024 - 6:09 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 02/21/2024 - 5:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 226775 filed Time: 02/16/2024 - 3:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/21/2024) Time: 02/15/2024 - 8:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 02/14/2024 - 3:52 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 02/14/2024 - 3:52 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Judiciary Committee Time: 02/14/2024 - 3:52 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Favorable by Judiciary Committee Time: 02/14/2024 - 3:32 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Added to Judiciary Committee agenda Time: 02/12/2024 - 4:07 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Now in Judiciary Committee Time: 01/24/2024 - 1:43 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 01/24/2024 - 1:43 PM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: c1
Event: H Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 01/24/2024 - 1:17 PM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: c1
Event: H Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda Time: 01/22/2024 - 3:32 PM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/11/2024 - 8:39 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 01/11/2024 - 7:01 PM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 01/11/2024 - 7:01 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 01/11/2024 - 7:01 PM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 01/10/2024 - 5:06 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) Time: 01/10/2024 - 5:06 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 01/10/2024 - 4:12 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 01/10/2024 - 1:11 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/09/2024 - 11:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda Time: 01/08/2024 - 4:08 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 11/30/2023 - 4:26 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 11/30/2023 - 4:26 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 11/30/2023 - 4:26 PM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 11/30/2023 - 4:26 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 11/20/2023 - 10:08 AM Member: Rommel Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
784.07 CS/CS/HB 231*, HB 235, SB 506, SB 824, SB 912, CS/SB 1092, CS/SB 1222, SB 1572, CS/HB 1657
812.014 CS/CS/HB 1071, CS/CS/SB 1084, CS/SB 1222
812.015 SB 824, CS/SB 1222
921.0022 SB 176, CS/CS/HB 189, HB 713, HB 807, SB 824, HB 843, SB 898, SB 912, HB 961, CS/CS/SB 1046, SB 1050, CS/CS/HB 1071, CS/CS/SB 1084, HB 1129, CS/CS/HB 1135, SB 1172, SB 1196, CS/SB 1222, CS/SB 1238, CS/CS/HB 1389, SB 1424, HB 1527, CS/HB 1545, SB 1598, CS/CS/SB 1604, CS/CS/SB 1656

(*) Not the latest version