HB 651 (2006) -  Secondhand Dealers

General Bill by Kottkamp (CO-SPONSORS) Adams; Culp; Sansom
Secondhand Dealers: Revises various provisions of ch. 538, F.S., relating to secondhand dealers; revises definitions; revises applicability of ch. 538, F.S.; exempts persons or entities offering secondhand goods or personal property for sale, purchase, consignment, or trade via the Internet from the provisions of ch. 538, F.S., under certain circumstances; exempts certain businesses that sell, rent, or trade motion picture videos or video games from ch. 538, F.S.; revises recordkeeping requirements for secondhand dealers; provides penalties for knowingly giving false verification of ownership or a false or altered identification, and for receiving money from a secondhand dealer for goods sold, consigned, or traded if the value of the money received is less than $300, and if the value of the money received is $300 or more; provides for the electronic transfer of secondhand dealer transactions under specified circumstances; authorizes appropriate law enforcement agencies to provide a secondhand dealer with a computer and other equipment necessary to electronically transfer secondhand dealer transactions; provides procedures with respect to electronic transfer of secondhand dealer transactions; revises provisions relating to the inspection of records and premises of secondhand dealers; revises provisions with respect to the holding of goods upon probable cause that the goods are stolen; provides for payment of restitution, attorney's fees, and costs to a secondhand dealer under specified circumstances; revises the time limit for maintenance of transaction records by dealers in secondhand property; revises provisions relating to restitution for stolen property recovered from a secondhand dealer; revises provisions with respect to registration as a secondhand dealer; revises conditions under which registration may be denied, revoked, restricted, or suspended by the Department of Revenue; repeals provisions relating to disposal of property by secondhand dealers.
Companion Bill passed SB 694 Secondhand Dealers By Crist
Effective Date: October 1, 2006.
Last Event: Companion Bill passed, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 694 (Ch. 2006-201) on Wednesday, May 3, 2006 2:28 PM; HB Laid on Table

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 694 Subject: Secondhand Dealers Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Justice Council 4/20/2006 9:16:07 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Governmental Operations Committee 4/17/2006 3:32:09 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Governmental Operations Committee 4/14/2006 3:39:26 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Business Regulation Committee 3/9/2006 5:08:58 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Business Regulation Committee 3/7/2006 2:26:10 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Criminal Justice Committee 2/22/2006 3:49:19 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Criminal Justice Committee 2/16/2006 1:25:06 PM

Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 694 (Ch. 2006-201) Time: 05/03/2006 - 2:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Substituted SB 694 Time: 05/03/2006 - 2:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (5/3/2006) Time: 05/02/2006 - 9:51 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/20/2006 - 9:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 04/20/2006 - 9:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Justice Council Time: 04/20/2006 - 9:23 PM Member: Committee: Justice Council Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Justice Council Time: 04/20/2006 - 4:45 PM Member: Committee: Justice Council Version: __
Event: H Added to Justice Council agenda Time: 04/18/2006 - 4:19 PM Member: Committee: Justice Council Version: __
Event: H Now in Justice Council Time: 04/17/2006 - 3:35 PM Member: Committee: Justice Council Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Governmental Operations Committee Time: 04/17/2006 - 3:35 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Operations Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Governmental Operations Committee Time: 04/17/2006 - 2:00 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Operations Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Governmental Operations Committee agenda Time: 04/13/2006 - 3:49 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Operations Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Governmental Operations Committee Time: 03/10/2006 - 8:59 AM Member: Committee: Governmental Operations Committee Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Business Regulation Committee Time: 03/10/2006 - 8:59 AM Member: Committee: Business Regulation Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Business Regulation Committee Time: 03/09/2006 - 3:00 PM Member: Committee: Business Regulation Committee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/07/2006 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Business Regulation Committee agenda Time: 03/07/2006 - 3:47 PM Member: Committee: Business Regulation Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Business Regulation Committee Time: 02/22/2006 - 3:50 PM Member: Committee: Business Regulation Committee Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Criminal Justice Committee Time: 02/22/2006 - 3:50 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Criminal Justice Committee Time: 02/22/2006 - 12:00 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Criminal Justice Committee agenda Time: 02/10/2006 - 3:42 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Criminal Justice Committee Time: 01/26/2006 - 10:37 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Justice Council Time: 01/26/2006 - 10:37 AM Member: Committee: Justice Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to Governmental Operations Committee Time: 01/26/2006 - 10:37 AM Member: Committee: Governmental Operations Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Business Regulation Committee Time: 01/26/2006 - 10:37 AM Member: Committee: Business Regulation Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Criminal Justice Committee Time: 01/26/2006 - 10:37 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Committee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 01/09/2006 - 5:00 PM Member: Kottkamp Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
516.02
538.03
538.04
538.05
538.06
538.07
538.09
538.16
790.335