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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 827

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Relating to: multiple acts of theft committed in concert and providing a penalty.

Crime and criminals Legislature — Criminal penalties joint review committee on

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, stopped here
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, when a person commits an act of theft, the penalty for the

crime varies depending on the value of the property stolen. The penalties range from

a Class A misdemeanor if the value of the property does not exceed $2,500 up to a

Class F felony if the value of the property exceeds $100,000. A Class A misdemeanor

is punishable by a fine of up to $10,000 or imprisonment for up to nine months or

both. A Class F felony is punishable by a fine of up to $25,000 or imprisonment for

up to 12 years and six months or both.

This bill provides that, when multiple thefts are committed by five or more

individuals at the same time and in the same place, in concert, the acts shall be

considered together as one crime and the value of the property shall be aggregated

for the purposes of determining the penalty for the crime.

Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime,

the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a

report.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Armstrong (R) , Behnke (R) , Brooks (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Dallman (R) , Dittrich (R) , Duchow (R) , Edming (R) , James (R) , Knodl (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Kurtz (R) , Magnafici (R) , Murphy (R) , Neylon (R) , Penterman (R) , Plumer (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Schraa (R) , Sortwell (R) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Vos (R) , Wichgers (R) , Wittke (R) , Zimmerman (R)

9 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Cowles (R) , Darling (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Jagler (R) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Roth (R) , Stroebel (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 5, Noes 3

Passed 5–3 Jan 20, 2022 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 5, Noes 3

Passed 5–3 Jan 20, 2022 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: PASSAGE

Passed 59–33 Jan 25, 2022 official source full page

Aye · 59

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 2

Passed 5–2 Feb 17, 2022 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: CONCURRENCE

Passed 20–12 Feb 22, 2022 official source full page

Not voting · 1

Full history

  1. Jan 7, 2022 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Vos, Armstrong, Behnke, Brooks, Cabral-Guevara, Dallman, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, James, Kuglitsch, Kurtz, Magnafici, Murphy, Neylon, Penterman, Plumer, Schraa, Sortwell, Spiros, Steffen, Thiesfeldt, Wichgers, Wittke, Zimmerman, Knodl and Sanfelippo; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Nass, Ballweg, Cowles, Darling, Felzkowski, Jagler, Marklein and Roth

  2. Jan 7, 2022 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Jan 12, 2022 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Vos

  5. Jan 19, 2022 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 5, Noes 3

  7. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 5, Noes 3

  8. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-25-2022 by Committee on Rules

  10. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  11. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  13. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 59, Noes 33

  14. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  15. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  16. Jan 26, 2022 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  17. Jan 26, 2022 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  18. Feb 8, 2022 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  19. Feb 17, 2022 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  20. Feb 17, 2022 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 2

  21. Feb 17, 2022 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  22. Feb 18, 2022 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-22-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  23. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Read a second time

  24. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  25. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  26. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 20, Noes 12

  27. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  29. Feb 28, 2022 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-28-2022

  30. Apr 4, 2022 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-4-2022 by directive of the Speaker

  31. Apr 8, 2022 · Assembly

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-8-2022

  32. May 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-17-2022 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  33. May 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82