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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 656

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Relating to: mail theft and providing a penalty.

Crime and criminals Legislature — Criminal penalties joint review committee on Postage and postal service

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill creates the crime of theft of mail, which is taking a letter, postcard, or

package from a residence or other building. Under the bill, a person is guilty of a

Class A misdemeanor if he or she takes fewer than ten pieces of mail, a Class I felony

if he or she takes at least ten but fewer than 30 pieces of mail, and a Class H felony

if he or she takes 30 or more pieces of mail or if the mail belongs to an adult at risk

or an elder adult at risk.

Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime,

the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a

report.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Craig (R) , Darling (R) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Olsen (R) , Stroebel (R) , Wanggaard (R)

20 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Duchow (R) , Edming (R) , Fields (D) , Gundrum (R) , Hutton (R) , Jagler (R) , Katsma (R) , Knodl (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Kulp (R) , Murphy (R) , Petersen (R) , Pronschinske (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Skowronski (R) , Steffen (R) , Tranel (R) , Tusler (R) , Wichgers (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 11, 2020 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jan 8, 2020 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Craig, Darling, Marklein, Nass, Olsen, Stroebel and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Hutton, Allen, Duchow, Edming, Fields, Gundrum, Jagler, Katsma, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Murphy, Petersen, Pronschinske, Sanfelippo, Skowronski, Steffen, Tranel and Tusler

  2. Jan 8, 2020 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Jan 10, 2020 · Senate

    Representative Wichgers added as a cosponsor

  4. Jan 29, 2020 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 11, 2020 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 11, 2020 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  7. Feb 11, 2020 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1