SB 259 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO RECORDKEEPING.

Summary

Establishes recordkeeping requirements for secondhand dealers, requiring records to be retained for two years from the date of sale. Amends and standardizes recordkeeping requirements for pawnbrokers, requiring records to be retained for two years from the date of maturity. Effective 7/1/2077. (SD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB259 → SB259_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill updates Hawaii's recordkeeping rules for pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers. It standardizes the retention period for transaction records to two years for both groups, aligning them with existing laws for pawnbrokers. The bill also sets a specific future effective date of July 1, 2077, and includes minor formatting and header updates.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on recordkeeping for pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers, but it clarifies the statutory language to ensure consistent application of the two-year retention rule across both categories.

REQUIREMENT

Extended or standardized the record retention period for pawnbrokers to two years from the maturity date, matching the two-year requirement for secondhand dealers.

TIMELINE

Set a specific effective date of July 1, 2077, for the new recordkeeping requirements.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill metadata, including sponsor names, revision numbers, and formatting of the title and purpose sections.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN.

upper

Feb 7, 2025

Committee

Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 75) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.

upper

Jan 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Wakai, Fukunaga; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Rhoads, DeCorte.

upper

Jan 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 01-27-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to PSM, CPN.

upper

Jan 15, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 14, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors