l9n/ Mississippi

2024 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2612

Mississippi Organized Retail Theft Crime Prevention Act; enact.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division B Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ENACT THE MISSISSIPPI ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT CRIME PREVENTION ACT; TO DEFINE TERMS; TO CREATE THE CRIME OF ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR THE CRIME OF ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT BASED ON THE RETAIL VALUE OF THE MERCHANDISE STOLEN; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PROCEEDS, PROPERTY OBTAINED BY PROCEEDS, OR INSTRUMENTS OF THE CRIMES OF ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT MAY BE SUBJECT TO FORFEITURE; TO REQUIRE THE COURT TO ORDER RESTITUTION AND PAYMENT OF INVESTIGATIVE COSTS; TO SET FORTH THE VENUE FOR THE CRIMINAL PROCEEDING; TO STATE CERTAIN EVIDENCE THAT SHALL BE PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE OF CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF THE CRIME; TO DIRECT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE MISSISSIPPI JUDICIAL COLLEGE TO COORDINATE EFFORTS TO TRAIN PROSECUTORS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO COMBAT ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME; TO AMEND SECTION 41-29-153, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

10 co-sponsors

Jeff Tate, Joey Fillingane, Brian Rhodes, Andy Berry, John A. Polk, Joseph M. Seymour, Jason Barrett, Nicole Boyd, Lydia Graves Chassaniol, Bart Williams

Its course

February 19 to March 5, 2024, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the SenateFeb 19 to Mar 5 · stopped15 days

Judiciary, Division BFeb 19 to Mar 5 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Feb 19 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 19Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
  2. Mar 5Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 19Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
  2. Mar 5Died In CommitteeSenate