TO AMEND THE LAW RELATED TO THEFT OF PROPERTY; AND ENHANCE THE OFFENSE CLASSIFICATION FOR THE THEFT OF A POSTAL PACKAGE DELIVERED TO A PERSON'S RESIDENCE AND LEFT WITHIN THE CURTILAGE OF THE RESIDENCE.
HB 1779 amends the current laws related to the theft of property. The bill specifically enhances the classification of the offense for stealing a postal package. This enhancement applies if the package has been delivered to a person's residence and is stolen from within the immediate area surrounding the home. It aims to impose stricter penalties for individuals who commit theft of packages from residential properties.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Mar 13, 2025
Signed Apr 17, 2025
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What changed between versions
Act 833
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HB 1779
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2 edits
MINOR
HB 1779 removes the 'APPROVED' signature line from Act 833, indicating this is a new bill version rather than a previously enacted law. The substantive theft classification thresholds remain unchanged, though formatting adjustments were made to the text layout.
TECHNICAL
Removed the 'APPROVED: 4/17/25' signature line that appeared in the previous Act 833 version
Adjusted text formatting and spacing throughout the document to match current bill formatting standards
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
8
Committee
2
Apr 17, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1779 is now Act 833
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 .
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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