Legislation - HB0179

Providing that multiple thefts committed by the same person in multiple counties under one scheme or continuing course of conduct may be joined and prosecuted in any county in which any one of the thefts occurred; prohibiting one or more persons from committing a series of thefts from retail merchants over a 90-day period with an aggregate value exceeding $1,500; requiring a court to make a finding as to whether a certain crime is organized retail theft under certain circumstances for a certain purpose; etc.

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Cross-filed with: SB0011

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0948 Session: 2024 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025

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Chamber House Calendar Date 9/30/2024 Legislative Date 9/30/2024 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/08/2025 Legislative Date 1/08/2025 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Organized Retail Theft Act of 2025 Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/10/2025 Legislative Date 1/10/2025 Action Hearing 1/21 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/24/2025 Legislative Date 2/24/2025 Action Favorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/25/2025 Legislative Date 2/22/2025 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 34 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Organized Retail Theft Act of 2025 Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/27/2025 Legislative Date 2/24/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (132-0) Proceedings 36 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/28/2025 Legislative Date 2/14/2025 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 34 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/27/2025 Legislative Date 3/27/2025 Action Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/27/2025 Legislative Date 3/09/2025 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 57 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/02/2025 Legislative Date 3/15/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 63 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2025 Legislative Date 3/18/2025 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 4/22/2025 Legislative Date 4/22/2025 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 192 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Organized Retail Theft Act of 2025 Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	9/30/2024	9/30/2024	Pre-filed
House	1/08/2025	1/08/2025	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Organized Retail Theft Act of 2025
House	1/10/2025	1/10/2025	Hearing 1/21 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/24/2025	2/24/2025	Favorable Report by Judiciary
House	2/25/2025	2/22/2025	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	34 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Organized Retail Theft Act of 2025
House	2/27/2025	2/24/2025	Third Reading Passed (132-0)	36 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/28/2025	2/14/2025	Referred Judicial Proceedings	34 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/27/2025	3/27/2025	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	3/27/2025	3/09/2025	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	57 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/02/2025	3/15/2025	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	63 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/02/2025	3/18/2025	Returned Passed	58 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	4/22/2025	4/22/2025	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 192
			Text - Chapter - Organized Retail Theft Act of 2025

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