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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2725

Pawnbrokers; provide precious metal retention requirements and revise fingerprinting requirements for.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Business and Commerce Committee on March 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 75-67-309, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A PAWNBROKER SHALL MAINTAIN ON THE PREMISES PRECIOUS METAL, COINS AND BULLION FOR THREE BUSINESS DAYS IF THE PAWNBROKER MAKES AVAILABLE ALL TRANSACTIONS EITHER ELECTRONICALLY OR ON COMPUTER DISC TO THE APPROPRIATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY; TO AMEND SECTION 75-67-323, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE AN APPLICANT FOR A PAWNBROKER LICENSE TO SUBMIT FINGERPRINTS FROM A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY; TO DIRECT THE COMMISSIONER TO CAUSE A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK TO BE CONDUCTED BY THE FBI TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE APPLICANT HAS A DISQUALIFYING RECORD; TO PROVIDE THAT AFTER INITIAL LICENSING, LICENSEE FINGERPRINTS MUST BE RESUBMITTED EVERY THREE YEARS OR IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBI REQUIREMENTS TO DETERMINE CONTINUED SUITABILITY FOR LICENSE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

Its course

January 19 to March 3, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action7 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 921 days

Business and Financial InstitutionsJan 19 to Feb 214 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 9 to Mar 3 · stopped22 days

Business and CommerceFeb 12 to Mar 3 · stopped19 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 19 – Feb 9

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Business and Financial Institutions
  2. Feb 2Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 9Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 10 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 10Sent to the House
  2. Feb 12Referred to the House committee on Business and Commerce
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Business and Financial InstitutionsSenate
  2. Feb 2Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 9Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 9PassedSenate
  5. Feb 10Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 12Referred To Business and CommerceHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives