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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

S 159: Organized Retail Crime

In committee 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

S 159 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina Senate on January 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Organized Retail Crime. Primary sponsor: Ross Turner (Republican), Billy Garrett (Republican), Wes Climer (Republican), Brian Adams (Republican), Jeffrey Graham (Democratic), Tom Alexander (Republican), Tom Young (Republican), Overture Walker (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 26, 2025): Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary.

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.

A BILL 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 THE PREVIOUS OFFENSE OF RETAIL THEFT TO CREATE THE OFFENSES OF ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME AND ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME OF AN AGGRAVATED NATURE, TO PROVIDE A GRADUATED PENALTY STRUCTURE, AND TO REVISE NECESSARY DEFINITIONS.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ross TurnerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Billy GarrettPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate10
Wes ClimerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate15
Brian AdamsPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate44
Jeffrey GrahamPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate35
Tom AlexanderPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Tom YoungPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Overture WalkerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate22

“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. Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary
  2. Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
  3. Read second time
  4. Amended
  5. Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
  6. Referred to Subcommittee: Adams (ch), Tedder, Fernandez, Kennedy, Sutton
  7. Referred to Committee on Judiciary
  8. Introduced and read first time

Sources

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