Florida SB 1582: Asbestos Trust Claims

Bill Text

1582 
Statewide Data Sharing of Secondhand Dealer and Pawnbroker Transactions 
2026-02-27T05:25:31Z 
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. 
Committee Substitute 2 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 CS for CS for SB 1582 

 By the Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; 
 the Committee on Commerce and Tourism; and Senator Yarborough 

 604-03223-26 20261582c2 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to statewide data sharing of 
 3 secondhand dealer and pawnbroker transactions; 
 4 amending s. 538.03, F.S.; defining the term “statewide 
 5 data sharing system”; amending ss. 538.04, 538.19, 
 6 538.32, and 539.001, F.S.; revising the recordkeeping, 
 7 transaction, and reporting requirements of certain 
 8 secondhand dealers and pawnbrokers regarding 
 9 transaction information to be shared with law 
 10 enforcement agencies for inclusion in the statewide 
 11 data sharing system; providing an effective date. 
 12 
 13 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 14 
 15 Section 1. Present paragraph (k) of subsection (1) of 
 16 section 538.03, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph 
 17 (l), and a new paragraph (k) is added to that subsection, to 
 18 read: 
 19 538.03 Definitions; applicability.— 
 20 (1) As used in this part, the term: 
 21 (k) “Statewide data sharing system” means the system 
 22 available to all law enforcement agencies in this state, 
 23 exclusively accessible through agreements with such law 
 24 enforcement agencies, for the purpose of conducting queries of 
 25 shared pawn data at no cost to the user. All pawn data shared 
 26 with the statewide data sharing system must comply with s. 
 27 790.335. 
 28 Section 2. Subsection (6) of section 538.04, Florida 
 29 Statutes, is amended to read: 
 30 538.04 Recordkeeping requirements; penalties.— 
 31 (6) If the appropriate law enforcement official supplies a 
 32 secondhand dealer with appropriate software and the secondhand 
 33 dealer has computer capability, the secondhand dealer must 
 34 electronically transmit secondhand dealer transactions required 
 35 by this section to such official for inclusion in the statewide 
 36 data sharing system. If a secondhand dealer does not have 
 37 computer capability, the appropriate law enforcement official 
 38 may provide the secondhand dealer with a computer and all 
 39 equipment necessary to electronically transmit secondhand dealer 
 40 transactions. The appropriate law enforcement official shall 
 41 retain ownership of the computer, unless otherwise agreed upon, 
 42 and the secondhand dealer shall maintain the computer in good 
 43 working order, except for ordinary wear. A secondhand dealer who 
 44 transmits secondhand dealer transactions electronically is not 
 45 required to also deliver the original or paper copies of the 
 46 secondhand transaction forms to the appropriate law enforcement 
 47 official. However, such official may, for purposes of a criminal 
 48 investigation, request the secondhand dealer to deliver the 
 49 original transaction form that was electronically transmitted. 
 50 The secondhand dealer shall deliver the form to the appropriate 
 51 law enforcement official within 24 hours after receipt of the 
 52 request. 
 53 Section 3. Subsection (1) of section 538.19, Florida 
 54 Statutes, is amended to read: 
 55 538.19 Records required; limitation of liability.— 
 56 (1) A secondary metals recycler shall maintain a legible 
 57 paper record of all purchase transactions to which such 
 58 secondary metals recycler is a party. A secondary metals 
 59 recycler shall also maintain a legible electronic record, in the 
 60 English language, of all such purchase transactions. The 
 61 appropriate law enforcement official may provide data 
 62 specifications regarding the electronic record format, but such 
 63 format must be approved by the Department of Law Enforcement. An 
 64 electronic record of a purchase transaction shall be 
 65 electronically transmitted to the appropriate law enforcement 
 66 official for inclusion in the statewide data sharing system no 
 67 later than 10 a.m. of the business day following the date of the 
 68 purchase transaction. The record transmitted to the appropriate 
 69 law enforcement official must not contain the price paid for the 
 70 items. A secondary metals recycler who transmits such records 
 71 electronically is not required to also deliver the original or 
 72 paper copies of the transaction forms to the appropriate law 
 73 enforcement official. However, such official may, for purposes 
 74 of a criminal investigation, request the secondary metals 
 75 recycler to make available t