Virginia · Senate Bill 939 · 2025 Regular Session

Mail theft; definitions, penalty.

SB 939 Sponsored by Saddam Azlan Salim Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 6, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 6, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Feb 3, 2025
  4. Passed the House of Delegates Feb 13, 2025
  5. To the governor Mar 3, 2025
  6. Became law Mar 19, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

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…

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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.

Every action

38 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

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  1. SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102103D
  2. CommitteeReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice · Senate Courts of Justice
  3. SenateImpact statement from VCSC (SB939)
  4. SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB939)
  5. CommitteeReported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N) · Senate Courts of Justice13–1 vote
  6. CommitteeRereferred to Finance and Appropriations · Senate Finance and Appropriations
  7. SenateCommittee substitute printed 25106095D-S1
  8. SenateImpact statement from VCSC (SB939)
  9. CommitteeReported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) · Senate Finance and Appropriations15–0 vote
  10. SenateCommittee substitute printed 25106421D-S2
  11. SenateRules suspended
  12. SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)39–0 vote
  13. SenatePassed by for the day
  14. SenateImpact statement from VCSC (SB939)
  15. SenateRead second time
  16. SenateCourts of Justice Substitute rejected
  17. SenateReading of substitute waived
  18. SenateFinance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
  19. SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute
  20. SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB939)
  21. SenateRead third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)39–1 vote
  22. House of DelegatesPlaced on Calendar
  23. House of DelegatesRead first time
  24. CommitteeReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice · House of Delegates Courts of Justice
  25. CommitteePlaced on Courts of Justice Agenda · House of Delegates Courts of Justice
  26. CommitteeReported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) · House of Delegates Courts of Justice22–0 vote
  27. House of DelegatesRead second time
  28. House of DelegatesRead third time
  29. House of DelegatesPassed House (96-Y 0-N)96–0 vote
  30. SenateEnrolled
  1. SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB939ER)
  2. House of DelegatesSigned by Speaker
  3. SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB939)
  4. SenateSigned by President
  5. SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
  6. GovernorGovernor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m.,March 24, 2025
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor-Chapter 132 (Effective 07/01/25)
  8. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0132)

Roll calls

6 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A) · Full Senate

39–0
Jan 30, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 39 No 0 Not voting 1
Party not listed: 2 yes, 0 no Democrats: 18 yes, 0 no Republicans: 19 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 39

Not voting · 1

Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N) · Full Senate

Passed 39–1
Feb 3, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 39 No 1
Party not listed: 2 yes, 0 no Democrats: 18 yes, 1 no Republicans: 19 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 39

No · 1

Passed House (96-Y 0-N) · Full House of Delegates

Passed 96–0
Feb 13, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 96 No 0 Not voting 4
Party not listed: 22 yes, 0 no Democrats: 45 yes, 0 no Republicans: 29 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 96

Not voting · 4

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 27, 2025 Senate Courts of Justice Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N)
Members

Yes · 13

No · 1

Not voting · 1

 Passed 13–1
Jan 29, 2025 Senate Finance and Appropriations Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Members

Yes · 15

 Passed 15–0
Feb 10, 2025 House of Delegates Courts of Justice Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
Members

Yes · 22

 Passed 22–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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