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Committee approves second substitute to HB 38 targeting organized retail crime and related offenses
Summary
The committee adopted the second substitute to House Bill 38, which adds enhancements for organized retail crime, including gift-card theft provisions and group enhancements; the measure passed out of committee unanimously after sponsor and stakeholder testimony.
The House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee adopted the second substitute to House Bill 38 and passed the bill out of committee with a favorable recommendation by unanimous voice vote.
Representative Ryan Wilcox presented the committee bill, describing changes that grew from the organized-crime subcommittee and interim work. He said the substitute addresses the state’s ability to prosecute groups that coordinate…
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