Bill Summary for S 164 (2025-2026)
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Summary date:
May 6 2025
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AN ACT TO SPECIFY THE PUNISHMENT FOR LOOTING ANOTHER PERSON'S TEMPORARY HOUSING IN AN EMERGENCY AREA DURING A DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY.Intro. by Alexander, Moffitt, Settle.
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Bill summary
Senate committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes.
Amends the act's long title.
Amends GS 14-288.1 to define “emergency area” as defined in GS 166A-19.3, and “temporary housing” as it was previously defined in new GS 14-288.6(b1).
Removes previous changes to GS 14-288.6 and now amends GS 14-288.6 (Looting; trespass during emergency) in subsection (a) to include trespassing in an emergency area during a declared state of emergency, removing reference to riots storms, and other specified types of disaster. Amends subsection (b) to make it a Class F felony to loot property that is temporary housing, or a Class H felony if the property looted is not temporary housing.
