General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5997 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1701 *01701* Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY Introduced by: REP. D'AMELIO, 71st Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5997 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1701 *01701* Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY Introduced by: REP. D'AMELIO, 71st Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THEFT IN ORDER TO EXCHANGE STOLEN ITEM FOR A GIFT CARD. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That title 53a of the general statutes be amended by creating a new crime of larceny for when a person steals an item and then returns the item for a store credit gift card and then sells the card. Statement of Purpose: To create a new crime of theft.