WA People
BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 1719: Mail theft

Concerning mail theft.

Summary

  • Modifies the crimes of Mail Theft and Possession of Stolen Mail by removing the minimum thresholds for the number of pieces of mail and addresses required in order to commit the offense.
  • Lowers the classification of a first offense of Mail Theft or Possession of Stolen Mail from a class C felony to a gross misdemeanor.
  • Removes the exception from the definition of "mail" for magazines, catalogs, direct mail inserts, newsletters, advertising circulars, or any mail that is considered third-class mail by the United States Postal Service.

From the House Bill Analysis 2019 (HB 1719), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 29, 2019
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Brad Klippert (R-8)
Introduced
January 29, 2019 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2020
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to mail theft;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Brad Klippert (R-8)

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Public Safety.

HB 1719 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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