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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Mail Theft"
+description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 16-13-190 SO AS TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF MAIL THEFT AND PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "S 357"
+citation: "South Carolina S 357 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Climer", "Hembree", "Rankin", "Reichenbach", "Young", "Zell"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 17
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2025-02-18"
+last_action: "2026-05-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0bd90ba4-894f-4043-b031-d680b51c945d"
+source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=357&session=126&summary=B"
+source_hash: "1886345a9bac75e1036b399cb79509fcb99bb2125827eec6fee77bf1281b7e9f"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
+---
+
+# South Carolina S 357 (2025-2026) — Mail Theft
+
+AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 16-13-190 SO AS TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF MAIL THEFT AND PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/357.htm)
+2. **02/18/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/357_20250218.htm)
+3. **04/16/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/357_20250416.htm)
+4. **04/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/357_20260429.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passage of Bill — **110–0** (pass) · lower
+- 2nd Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Alexander — primary (person)
+- Climer — primary (person)
+- Hembree — primary (person)
+- Rankin — primary (person)
+- Reichenbach — primary (person)
+- Young — primary (person)
+- Zell — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-02-18** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2025-02-18** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2025-04-16** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-04-24** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-24** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
+- **2025-04-29** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-04-30** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2025-04-30** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2026-04-29** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-04-30** Debate adjourned until Tues., 5-5-26
+- **2026-05-05** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2026-05-05** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
+- **2026-05-06** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
+- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 135
+- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2026-05-26** Effective date 05/15/26
+- **2026-05-26** Act No. 121
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0bd90ba4-894f-4043-b031-d680b51c945d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
+