SB 1582 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Statewide Data Sharing of Secondhand Dealer and Pawnbroker Transactions

Summary

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.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Last action Mar 13, 2026

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S 1582 c1 → S 1582 c2 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was revised to expand its scope by adding a new definition for the 'statewide data sharing system' and updating the affected statutes to explicitly require transaction data to be shared with this system. It also corrected grammatical errors in the text and adjusted the effective date from 2026 to July 1, 2027.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include a formal definition of the 'statewide data sharing system' and to ensure all relevant statutes explicitly reference this system as the destination for shared data.

DEFINITION

Added a new definition for 'statewide data sharing system' in Section 538.03, clarifying it as a system accessible to law enforcement agencies for querying pawn data at no cost.

REQUIREMENT

Updated multiple statutes (538.04, 538.19, 538.32, and 539.001) to explicitly require that transaction records be transmitted for inclusion in the statewide data sharing system.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date of the act from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2027.

TECHNICAL

Corrected grammatical errors and inconsistent phrasing throughout the text, such as changing 'shall must' to 'shall' or 'must'.

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Committee

Feb 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

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Feb 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0

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Feb 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/25/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building

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Feb 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/12/26, 4:30 pm, 37 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed

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Jan 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

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Jan 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

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Jan 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/28/26, 10:30 am, 110 Senate Building

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Jan 22, 2026

Introduced

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Jan 16, 2026

Committee

Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors