Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S1582: Statewide Data Sharing of Secondhand Dealer and Pawnbroker Transactions
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
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.
What the bill says
An act relating to statewide data sharing of secondhand dealer and pawnbroker transactions; amending s. 538.03, F.S.; defining the term âstatewide data sharing systemâ; amending ss. 538.04, 538.19, 538.32, and 539.001, F.S.; 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; providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, February 27, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to statewide data sharing of secondhand dealer and pawnbroker transactions; amending s. 538.03, F.S.; defining the term âstatewide data sharing systemâ; amending ss. 538.04, 538.19, 538.32, and 539.001, F.S.; 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; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1.âPresent paragraph (k) of subsection (1) of section 538.03, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph (l), and a new paragraph (k) is added to that subsection, to applicability.â (1)âAs used in this part, the term: (k)ââStatewide data sharing systemâ means the system available to all law enforcement agencies in this state, exclusively accessible through agreements with such law enforcement agencies, for the purpose of conducting queries of shared pawn data at no cost to the user. All pawn data shared with the statewide data sharing system must comply with s. 790.335. Section 2.âSubsection (6) of section 538.04, Florida Statutes, is amended to penalties.â (6)âIf the appropriate law enforcement official supplies a secondhand dealer with appropriate software and the secondhand dealer has computer capability, the secondhand dealer must electronically transmit secondhand dealer transactions required by this section …
Sponsors
- Yarborough, Clay (R, SD-004) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Fiscal Policy
- : Now in Fiscal Policy
- : CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
- : Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- : CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
- : On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/25/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
- : On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/12/26, 4:30 pm, 37 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed
- : CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time
- : Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
- : Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Votes
- Senate: S 1582 c1 (February 25, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate: S 1582 Filed (January 28, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Commerce and Tourism, Fiscal Policy, Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Common questions
- What is S1582?
- S1582 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Statewide Data Sharing of Secondhand Dealer and Pawnbroker Transactions.
- What does S1582 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to statewide data sharing of secondhand dealer and pawnbroker transactions; amending s. 538.03, F.S.; defining the term âstatewide data sharing systemâ; amending ss. 538.04, 538.19, 538.32, and 539.001, F.S.; 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; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of S1582?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Fiscal Policy (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1582?
- Yarborough, Clay (R, SD-004).
- Where is the official record for S1582?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1582
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