SB 939 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Mail theft; definitions, penalty.

Summary
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.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 6, 2025 Signed Mar 19, 2025
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What changed between versions

Finance and Appropriations Substitute Chaptered · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill was converted from a Senate substitute version to a formally enacted chapter of Virginia law. The substantive content of the mail theft statute remains unchanged, but the document now includes official legislative formatting, chapter designation, and approval date (March 19, 2025).
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the only differences are formatting and official enactment status.
TECHNICAL

Document format changed from draft substitute to officially enacted chapter with approval date and chapter number.

Removed draft metadata including bill number, committee information, and patron name.

Added official chapter designation (Chapter 132) and approval date (March 19, 2025).

Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2025

How they voted

390
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Jan 30, 2025
D Democratic21
20 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
36
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Mar 19, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 132 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB939ER)
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (96-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N)
upper
Jan 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
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Saddam Salim
DDemocratic
VA
37