CS/HB 549: Theft
GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Rommel ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) 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.
Senate Committee References:
- Fiscal Policy (FP)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/20/2023 House • Filed
11/30/2023 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
1/8/2024 House • PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
1/9/2024 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/10/2024 House • Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
1/11/2024 House • Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
1/22/2024 House • Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
1/24/2024 House • Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
2/12/2024 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
2/14/2024 House • Favorable by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/15/2024 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/21/2024)
2/21/2024 House • Read 2nd time
• Amendment 226775 Failed
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
2/22/2024 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 84, NAYS 31
2/22/2024 Senate • In Messages
2/23/2024 Senate • Referred to Fiscal Policy
2/27/2024 Senate • Received
3/5/2024 Senate • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 715
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/SB 1222 -SJ 715
• Read 2nd time -SJ 715
• Amendment(s) adopted (942840) -SJ 715
• Read 3rd time -SJ 721
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 3 -SJ 721
3/5/2024 House • In Messages
3/7/2024 House • Added to Senate Message List
• Amendment 942840 Concur
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 83, NAYS 27
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
4/8/2024 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/9/2024 • Approved by Governor
• Chapter No. 2024-69
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CS/HB 549, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/13/2024 at 9:12 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1222 (c1) Theft Trumbull Similar Last Action: 3/5/2024 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 549 -SJ 715 
S 824 Retail Theft Ingoglia Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Criminal Justice
Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 784.07 Assault or battery of law enforcement officers and other specified personnel; reclassification of offenses; minimum sentences. Page 86 (pdf) 812.014 Theft. Page 2 (pdf) 812.015 Retail and farm theft; transit fare evasion; mandatory fine; alternative punishment; detention and arrest; exemption from liability for false arrest; resisting arrest; penalties. Page 6 (pdf) 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 13 (pdf) -
CS/HB 549, Engrossed 1 Posted 3/13/2024 at 8:55 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1222 (c1) Theft Trumbull Similar Last Action: 3/5/2024 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 549 -SJ 715
S 824 Retail Theft Ingoglia Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Criminal Justice
Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 784.07 Assault or battery of law enforcement officers and other specified personnel; reclassification of offenses; minimum sentences. Page 87 (pdf) 812.014 Theft. Page 2 (pdf) 812.015 Retail and farm theft; transit fare evasion; mandatory fine; alternative punishment; detention and arrest; exemption from liability for false arrest; resisting arrest; penalties. Page 7 (pdf) 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 13 (pdf) -
CS/HB 549, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/10/2024 at 5:06 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/24/2024 (pdf)
Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/14/2024 (pdf)
Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1222 (c1) Theft Trumbull Similar Last Action: 3/5/2024 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 549 -SJ 715
S 824 Retail Theft Ingoglia Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Criminal Justice
Floor Amendments (3)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format 942840 - Amendment
Delete lines 227 - 556 and insert:Trumbull 2/26/2024
5:11 PMHouse: Concur
3/7/2024Web Page
PDF
129925 - Amendment to Amendment (942840)
Remove lines 5-306 of the amendment and insert:Rommel 3/6/2024
2:10 PMHouse: Withdrawn
3/7/2024PDF 226775 - Amendment
Remove lines 115-396 and insert:Bracy Davis 2/16/2024
3:43 PMHouse: Failed
2/21/2024PDF Floor Votes (3)
Date Chamber Result 2/22/2024 5:51 PM House 84 Yeas - 31 Nays 3/5/2024 5:55 PM Senate 36 Yeas - 3 Nays 3/7/2024 8:03 PM House 83 Yeas - 27 Nays Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 784.07 Assault or battery of law enforcement officers and other specified personnel; reclassification of offenses; minimum sentences. Page 87 (pdf) 812.014 Theft. Page 2 (pdf) 812.015 Retail and farm theft; transit fare evasion; mandatory fine; alternative punishment; detention and arrest; exemption from liability for false arrest; resisting arrest; penalties. Page 7 (pdf) 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 13 (pdf) -
HB 549, Original Filed Version Posted 11/20/2023 at 10:08 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 4/10/2024 (pdf)
Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 824 Retail Theft Ingoglia Identical Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Criminal Justice
S 1222 Theft Trumbull Compare Last Action: 3/5/2024 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 549 -SJ 715
Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 784.07 Assault or battery of law enforcement officers and other specified personnel; reclassification of offenses; minimum sentences. Page 7 (pdf) 812.015 Retail and farm theft; transit fare evasion; mandatory fine; alternative punishment; detention and arrest; exemption from liability for false arrest; resisting arrest; penalties. Page 2 (pdf) 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 7 (pdf)