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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 3523: Organized Retail Crime

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 3523 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina House on December 5, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Organized Retail Crime. Primary sponsor: Jeff Johnson (Republican), Weston Newton (Republican), Robby Robbins (Republican), Cody Mitchell (Republican), Fawn Pedalino (Republican), Bill Taylor (Republican), Steven Long (Republican), William Bailey (Republican), Paula Calhoon (Republican), Richie Yow (Republican), David Weeks (Democratic), Shannon Erickson (Republican), Jeff Bradley (Republican), Bill Hager (Republican), Bill Whitmire (Republican), Bill Hixon (Republican), April Cromer (Republican), Lee Gilreath (Republican), Melissa Oremus (Republican), Charlie Hartz (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 12, 2025): Act No. 1.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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 RETAIL CRIME OF AN AGGRAVATED NATURE, AND TO PROVIDE A GRADUATED PENALTY STRUCTURE. - RATIFIED TITLE

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 19

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jeff JohnsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Weston NewtonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse120
Robby RobbinsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Cody MitchellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse65
Fawn PedalinoPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Bill TaylorPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse86
Steven LongPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse37
William BaileyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse104
Paula CalhoonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse87
Richie YowPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse53
David WeeksPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse51
Shannon EricksonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse124
Jeff BradleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse123
Bill HagerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse122
Bill WhitmirePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Bill HixonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse83
April CromerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Lee GilreathPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse7
Melissa OremusPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Charlie HartzPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse81

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Act No. 1
  2. Effective date 03/07/25
  3. Signed By Governor
  4. Ratified R 5
  5. Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
  6. Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
  7. Read third time and returned to House with amendments
  8. Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
  9. Read second time
  10. Amended
  11. Scrivener's error corrected
  12. Recalled from Committee on Judiciary

Showing 12 most recent of 28 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source