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SB259Introduced in the Senate

Relating To Recordkeeping.

IntroducedSenate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Introduced by Ronald Kouchi, District 8

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Establishes recordkeeping requirements for secondhand dealers, requiring records to be retained for two years from the date of sale. Amends and standardizes recordkeeping requirements for pawnbrokers, requiring records to be retained for two years from the date of maturity. Effective 7/1/2077. (SD1)

Where it stands

Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

December 8, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs: Passed, With Amendments · January 29, 2025

3

Yes

0

No

2

Absent or Not Voting

5 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Carol Fukunaga11Yes
Karl Rhoads13Absent
Glenn Wakai15Yes
Brandon Elefante16Yes
Samantha DeCorte22Absent

Bill history

  1. Pending Introduction.

  2. Introduced and passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to PSM, CPN.

  4. The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 01-27-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on PSM deferred the measure until 01-29-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  6. The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Wakai, Fukunaga; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Rhoads, DeCorte.

  7. Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 75) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.

  8. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN.

  9. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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