VirginiaMail theft; definitions, penalty.
What it does
Mail theft; penalty. Creates the offense of mail theft, punishable as a Class 6 felony, for any person who (i) knowingly, willfully, and with the intent to deprive, injure, damage, or defraud another (a) takes, destroys, hides, or embezzles mail or (b) obtains any mail by fraud or deception; (ii) buys, receives, conceals, or possesses (a) mail and knows or reasonably should know that the mail was unlawfully taken or obtained; (b) any key he knows or reasonably should know is suited to any lock adopted by the United States Postal Service that provides access to any mail receptacle located in a cluster mailbox unit or other mailbox panel used for the purpose of centralized mail in any neighborhood, including any condominium or apartment complex; or (c) a counterfeit device or key designed to provide access to any lock described in clause (b); or (iii) knowingly, willfully, and with the intent to steal any mail inside damages, opens, removes, injures, vandalizes, or destroys any mail receptacle. This bill is identical to HB 1715.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 19Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0132)Latest
- Mar 19Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 132 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 3Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m.,March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 3Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025Minor
- Feb 20Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 20Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB939)
- Feb 18Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 18Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB939ER)Major
- Feb 18EnrolledMinor
- Feb 13Passed House (96-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed House (96-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 13Read third timeMinor
- Feb 12Read second timeMinor
- Feb 10Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 6Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Feb 6Read first timeMinor
- Feb 6Placed on Calendar
- Feb 3Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 31Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB939)
- Jan 31Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Jan 31Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Jan 31Reading of substitute waived
- Jan 31Courts of Justice Substitute rejected
- Jan 31Read second timeMinor
- Jan 30Impact statement from VCSC (SB939)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 30Passed by for the day
- Jan 30Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- Jan 30Rules suspended
- Jan 29Committee substitute printed 25106421D-S2Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 29Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 28Impact statement from VCSC (SB939)
- Jan 27Committee substitute printed 25106095D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 27Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N)Minor
- Jan 14Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB939)
- Jan 8Impact statement from VCSC (SB939)
- Jan 6Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 6Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102103DIntroduced