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Florida House Bill H1359

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1010 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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1414 A bill to be entitled 1
1515 An act relating to feasibility study relating to 2
1616 statewide pawn data database; providing definitions; 3
1717 requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to conduct 4
1818 a feasibility study regarding creating a statewide 5
1919 pawn data database; requiring the department to report 6
2020 to the Legislature the results of the study; providing 7
21-for repeal; providing that the completion of the 8
22-feasibility study is subject to specific 9
23-appropriation; providing an effective date. 10
21+for repeal; providing an effective date. 8
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23+Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Fl orida: 10
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25-Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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27- Section 1. Statewide pawn data database feasibility 14
28-study.— 15
29- (1) As used in this section, the term: 16
30-(a) "Department" means the Department of Law Enfo rcement. 17
31- (b) "Pawn data" means information related to the 18
32-transactions of secondhand dealers and secondary metals 19
33-recyclers, including pawn shops, that is required by chapter 538 20
34-and chapter 539, Florida Statutes, to be reported electronically 21
35-to law enforcement officials. This includes, but is not limited 22
36-to, descriptions of property, seller information, transaction 23
37-dates, and any other data related to the exchange of goods. 24
38- (2) The department shall conduct a feasibility study 25
25+ Section 1. Statewide pawn data database feasibility 12
26+study.— 13
27+ (1) As used in this section, the term: 14
28+(a) "Department" means the Department of Law Enforcement. 15
29+ (b) "Pawn data" means information related to the 16
30+transactions of secondhand dealer s and secondary metals 17
31+recyclers, including pawn shops, that is required by chapter 538 18
32+and chapter 539, Florida Statutes, to be reported electronically 19
33+to law enforcement officials. This includes, but is not limited 20
34+to, descriptions of property, seller in formation, transaction 21
35+dates, and any other data related to the exchange of goods. 22
36+ (2) The department shall conduct a feasibility study 23
37+regarding the creation of a statewide pawn data database which, 24
38+at a minimum, must: 25
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51-regarding the creation of a statewide pawn data database which, 26
52-at a minimum, must: 27
53- (a) Allow law enforcement agencies in all counties in the 28
54-state to access, update, and share pawn data in real -time. 29
55- (b) Be provided free of charge to all law enforcement 30
56-agencies in the state. 31
57- (c) Be interoperable between different law enforcement 32
58-databases, software solutions, and jurisdictions and meet 33
59-established data standards to facilitate seamless communication 34
60-between law enforcement agencies. 35
61- (d) Ensure compliance with applicable pr ivacy and security 36
62-laws. 37
63- (3) By January 1, 2026, the department must report to the 38
64-President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of 39
65-Representatives the results of the feasibility study. 40
66- (4) This section is repealed upon submission of the study 41
67-under subsection (3). 42
68- Section 2. As authorized by and consistent with funding 43
69-specifically appropriated in the General Appropriations Act, the 44
70-Department of Law Enforcement shall complete the feasibility 45
71-study required by this act. 46
72- Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 47
51+ (a) Allow law enforcement agenci es in all counties in the 26
52+state to access, update, and share pawn data in real -time. 27
53+ (b) Be provided free of charge to all law enforcement 28
54+agencies in the state. 29
55+ (c) Be interoperable between different law enforcement 30
56+databases, software solutions, and jurisdictions and meet 31
57+established data standards to facilitate seamless communication 32
58+between law enforcement agencies. 33
59+ (d) Ensure compliance with applicable privacy and security 34
60+laws. 35
61+ (3) By January 1, 2026, the department must report to the 36
62+President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of 37
63+Representatives the results of the feasibility study. 38
64+ (4) This section is repealed upon submission of the study 39
65+under subsection (3). 40
66+ Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 41