Grand larceny; threshold. (HB263)
Introduced By
Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-Arlington)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Grand larceny; threshold. Increases from $500 to $2,000 the threshold amount of money taken or value of goods or chattel taken at which the crime rises from petit larceny to grand larceny. The bill increases the threshold by the same amount for the classification of certain property crimes. This bill was incorporated into HB 995. Read the Bill »
Status
01/27/2020: Incorporated into Another Bill
History
Date | Action |
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12/30/2019 | Committee |
12/30/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101679D |
12/30/2019 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/17/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB263) |
01/23/2020 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
01/24/2020 | Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB995-Lindsey) |
01/27/2020 | Incorporated by Courts of Justice (HB995-Lindsey) |
Comments
I think I get the idea, and if the threshold was raised up to $1000, not $2000, that might be ok. But the law has to be a balance between deterrence and punishment. Send it back at $1000 and it seems it's more likely to pass.
The smash n grab bill. Let's go shopping!