S.B. 2646 Summary

• Prohibits the sale of bicycles reported as stolen and listed on a publicly available online database in counties with populations of 500,000 or more, with fines of $500, the listed sale price, or actual sale price, whichever is greater.

• Requires county police departments in counties with 500,000+ population to establish and maintain a publicly available online stolen item database that allows persons to verify if a bicycle's serial number or emblem number has been reported as stolen.

• Amends recordkeeping requirements for secondhand dealers and pawnbrokers to allow electronic submission of transaction records to police departments and requires new records to include photographs, fingerprints, and detailed photographs of articles received.

• Standardizes item retention periods at 15 calendar days for all dealers and removes prior distinctions based on county population; maintains 30-day retention for secondhand dealers operating automated recycling kiosks for cellular phones.

• Requires the working group formed under House Resolution No. 154 (2014) to submit findings and recommendations to the legislature no later than 20 days before the 2023 regular session; effective date set for July 31, 2050.