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FL H1359
Bill
Status
Passed
5/20/2025
Primary Sponsor
Information Technology Budget & Policy Subcommittee
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AI Summary
- The Florida Department of Law Enforcement must conduct a feasibility study on creating a statewide pawn data database that would allow law enforcement agencies in all counties to access, update, and share pawn transaction data in real time
- "Pawn data" includes property descriptions, seller information, transaction dates, and other data from secondhand dealers, pawn shops, and secondary metals recyclers that is required to be reported electronically under chapters 538 and 539, Florida Statutes
- The proposed database must be free of charge to all law enforcement agencies, interoperable across different law enforcement databases and jurisdictions, and compliant with applicable privacy and security laws
- The department must report the study's results to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by January 1, 2026, after which the section is automatically repealed
- Completion of the feasibility study is contingent on specific funding through the General Appropriations Act, with an effective date of July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Feasibility Study Relating to Statewide Pawn Data Database
Last Action
Chapter No. 2025-43
5/20/2025
Committee Referrals
Judiciary4/15/2025
Information Technology Budget & Policy Subcommittee4/2/2025
Criminal Justice Subcommittee3/5/2025
Full Bill Text
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