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Title
Criminal Law - Mail and Package Theft (Porch Piracy Act of 2025)
Sponsored by
Delegates Conaway, Toles, Solomon, Kaufman, Shetty, J. Long, Pasteur, Schmidt, Simmons, Phillips, Stinnett, Arikan, Taylor, Grammer, Sample-Hughes, and Williams
Status
In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Analysis
Fiscal and Policy Note
Synopsis
Prohibiting the theft of mail or packages delivered or left to be collected by the United States Postal Service or a delivery service company; providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a felony and is subject to imprisonment of up to 5 years.
Committee Testimony
Details
Bill File Type: Pre-Filed
Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025
Legislation History
Chamber
House
Calendar Date
10/02/2024
Legislative Date
10/02/2024
Action
Pre-filed
Proceedings
Chamber
House
Calendar Date
1/08/2025
Legislative Date
1/08/2025
Action
First Reading Judiciary
Proceedings
Chamber
Calendar Date
Legislative Date
Action
Text - First - Criminal Law - Theft - Mail and Packages (Porch Piracy Act of 2025)
Proceedings
Chamber
House
Calendar Date
1/10/2025
Legislative Date
1/10/2025
Action
Hearing 1/21 at 1:00 p.m.
Proceedings
Chamber
Calendar Date
Legislative Date
Action
Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary
Proceedings
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Chamber
House
Calendar Date
3/15/2025
Legislative Date
3/15/2025
Action
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
Proceedings
Chamber
House
Calendar Date
3/15/2025
Legislative Date
3/06/2025
Action
Favorable with Amendments {283926/1 Adopted
Proceedings
46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber
House
Calendar Date
3/15/2025
Legislative Date
3/06/2025
Action
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Proceedings
46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber
Calendar Date
Legislative Date
Action
Text - Third - Criminal Law - Mail and Package Theft (Porch Piracy Act of 2025)
Proceedings
Chamber
House
Calendar Date
3/17/2025
Legislative Date
3/09/2025
Action
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Proceedings
49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber
Senate
Calendar Date
3/17/2025
Legislative Date
3/02/2025
Action
Referred Judicial Proceedings
Proceedings
50 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Proceedings
House 10/02/2024 10/02/2024 Pre-filed
House 1/08/2025 1/08/2025 First Reading Judiciary
Text - First - Criminal Law - Theft - Mail and Packages (Porch Piracy Act of 2025)
House 1/10/2025 1/10/2025 Hearing 1/21 at 1:00 p.m.
Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media
House 3/15/2025 3/15/2025 Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House 3/15/2025 3/06/2025 Favorable with Amendments {283926/1 Adopted 46 Click to view Recorded Media
House 3/15/2025 3/06/2025 Second Reading Passed with Amendments 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Text - Third - Criminal Law - Mail and Package Theft (Porch Piracy Act of 2025)
House 3/17/2025 3/09/2025 Third Reading Passed (137-0) 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate 3/17/2025 3/02/2025 Referred Judicial Proceedings 50 Click to view Recorded Media
Last Updated: 3/17/2025 8:23 PM
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