CS/CS/SB 1582: Statewide Data Sharing of Secondhand Dealer and Pawnbroker Transactions

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, Commerce and Tourism, Yarborough

Statewide Data Sharing of Secondhand Dealer and Pawnbroker Transactions; Defining the term “statewide data sharing system”; revising the recordkeeping, transaction, and reporting requirements of certain secondhand dealers and pawnbrokers regarding transaction information to be shared with law enforcement agencies for inclusion in the statewide data sharing system, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/27/2026 10:25 AM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

• Related Bills (3)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 1792 by Yarborough Public Records/Pawnbroker Transactions Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died in Fiscal Policy	Linked
  H 1345 (c1) by Criminal Justice Subcommittee Statewide Data Sharing of Secondhand Dealer, Secondary Metals Recycler, and Pawnbroker Transactions Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Information Technology Budget & Policy Subcommittee	Similar
  H 181 (c1) by Criminal Justice Subcommittee Pub. Rec./ Pawnbroker Transactions Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Judiciary Committee	Compare

• Citations - Statute (5)

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  538.03	Definitions; applicability.	Page 1 (pdf)
  538.04	Recordkeeping requirements; penalties.	Page 2 (pdf)
  538.19	Records required; limitation of liability.	Page 2 (pdf)
  538.32	Registration, transaction, and recordkeeping requirements; penalties.	Page 3 (pdf)
  539.001	The Florida Pawnbroking Act.	Page 4 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/9/2026	S	• Filed
  1/16/2026	S	• Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
  1/22/2026	S	• Introduced
  1/23/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/28/26, 10:30 am, 110 Senate Building
  1/28/2026	S	• CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  1/29/2026	S	• Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice • CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time
  2/9/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/12/26, 4:30 pm, 37 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed
  2/20/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/25/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
  2/25/2026	S	• CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
  2/27/2026	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  3/3/2026	S	• CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
  3/6/2026	S	• Now in Fiscal Policy
  3/13/2026	S	• Died in Fiscal Policy