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HB05563Introduced in the House

An Act Concerning Various Criminal Law And Criminal Justice Proposals, Certificates Of Approval For Airports, Heliports, Vertiports, Restricted Landing Areas And Other Air Navigation Facilities, Police Collaboration With Social Workers, Surveillance Pricing, Education Cost Sharing And Withholding Of Taxes From Lump Sum Payments.

Passed

Introduced by Judiciary Committee

What does this bill do?

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Official description

To (1) modify statutory provisions relating to the offenses of organized retail theft and accessory to organized retail theft, (2) establish fostering the sale of stolen property and gift card crime as forms of larceny, (3) modify statutory provisions relating to the civil liability of a person eighteen years of age or older or an emancipated minor who takes possession of certain goods, merchandise or produce without the consent of the owner and with a certain intention, or who alters the price indicia of such goods or merchandise, and (4) modify statutory provisions concerning to whom the Department of Public Health may release information concerning acknowledgment of parentage.

Where it stands

Signed by the Governor

June 4, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Chamber not recorded votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Roll Call Vote 390 · May 6, 2026

36

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

36 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
John Fonfara1Yes
Douglas McCrory2Yes
Saud Anwar3Yes
MD Rahman4Yes
Derek Slap5Yes
Rick Lopes6Yes
John Kissel7Yes
Paul Honig8Yes
Matthew Lesser9Yes
Gary Winfield10Yes

Bill history

  1. Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

  2. Public Hearing 03/18

  3. Joint Favorable

  4. Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

  5. Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/07/26 5:00 PM

  6. Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office

  7. Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House

  8. House Calendar Number 347

  9. File Number 527

  10. House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 5944

  11. House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A

  12. Transmitted Pursuant To Joint Rule 17

  13. Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate

  14. Senate Calendar Number 543

  15. Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A

  16. Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 6252

  17. Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A

  18. Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A

  19. Transmitted Pursuant To Joint Rule 17

  20. Potential Disagreeing Action, Tabled for the Calendar, House

  21. House Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A

  22. House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A

  23. House Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A

  24. In Concurrence

  25. Public Act 26-130

  26. Transmitted to the Secretary of State

  27. Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor

  28. Signed by the Governor

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