SB511 SFAT #1 Lindsay 2-3

Skinner 7816

Senator Lindsay moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 511—A Bill to amend and reenact §47-26-1, §47-26-2, and §47-26-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto two new sections, designated §47-26-2a and §47-26-4, all relating to the regulation of pawnbrokers; removing an exception for certain transactions from the report required of all pawnbrokers; requiring all pawnbrokers to be equipped with certain surveillance equipment and signage effective January 1, 2021; prohibiting pawnbrokers from doing business with certain persons; prohibiting pawnbrokers from purchasing certain items or transacting with certain items from anyone; creating misdemeanor offenses for certain violations; increasing the penalties for existing criminal offenses related to pawnbrokers; requiring pawnbrokers to providing certain information to law-enforcement agencies; specifying pawnbrokers requirement to transmit pawn and purchase information electronically to a third-party database; defining terms; providing reportable data through third-party database; providing that pawnbrokers are responsible for establishing and maintaining the database; providing that law-enforcement agencies may be charged for access to the database; providing who may access reportable data through the database; and specifying pawnbroker requirements.

Adopted

Rejected