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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 811

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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, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  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: Ballweg (R) , Cowles (R) , Darling (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Jagler (R) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Roth (R) , Stroebel (R)

27 cosponsors

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) , Schraa (R) , Sortwell (R) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Vos (R) , Wanggaard (R) , Wichgers (R) , Wittke (R) , Zimmerman (R)

Full history

  1. Jan 6, 2022 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Stroebel, Nass, Ballweg, Cowles, Darling, Felzkowski, Jagler, Marklein and Roth; cosponsored 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 and Knodl

  2. Jan 6, 2022 · Senate

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

  3. Jan 19, 2022 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Stroebel

  4. Feb 8, 2022 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 18, 2022 · Senate

    Senator Wanggaard added as a coauthor

  6. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1