South Carolina 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee

S 563 — Organized Retail Crime

Last action — Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 16-13-135, RELATING TO RETAIL THEFT AND PENALTIES, SO AS TO DEFINE ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME AND ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME OF AN AGGRAVATED NATURE AND RELATED TERMS, TO CLASSIFY ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME AS A FELONY OFFENSE, AND TO DEFINE AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES AND INCREASED PENALTIES FOR ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME OF AN AGGRAVATED NATURE.

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Action History

  1. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  2. Introduced and read first time

Sponsors

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17 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 153 not signed on

Sponsors (17)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (153)

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 563 do?
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 16-13-135, RELATING TO RETAIL THEFT AND PENALTIES, SO AS TO DEFINE ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME AND ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME OF AN AGGRAVATED NATURE AND RELATED TERMS, TO CLASSIFY ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME AS A FELONY OFFENSE, AND TO DEFINE AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES AND INCREASED PENALTIES FOR ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME OF AN AGGRAVATED NATURE.
Who sponsors S 563?
S 563 is sponsored by Senator Ross Turner, Senator Billy Garrett, Senator Sean M. Bennett, Senator Brian Adams, Senator Michael Johnson, Senator A. Shane Massey, Senator Harvey S. Peeler, Jr., Senator Tom Young, Jr., Senator Josh Kimbrell, Senator Wes Climer, Senator Mike Reichenbach, Senator Lawrence K. "Larry" Grooms, Senator Ronnie W. Cromer, Senator Thomas C. Alexander, Talley, Scott, Gustafson, Penry, and Loftis, Dwight A..
What is the current status of S 563?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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