Introduced by Sen. Rodney Tom (Bellevue) (D) on January 17, 2007
To change regulations on pawn shops relating to metal transactions. Among other provisions, pawn shops would be required to pay for metal items with a check and hold such items for at least 30 days. The bill would also require pawn shops to collect additional information from all customers selling goods such as a driver’s license number, cell phone number, employment information, and a description of his or her vehicle. See companion HB 1251. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on January 17, 2007
Substitute offered to the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 28, 2007
To add the terms "commercial account," "commercial metal property,"
and "scrap metal processor" to the bill and defined. The term "metal property" is
redefined. The term "scrap metal dealer" replaces the term "recycler." The provision
requiring a recycler, now scrap metal dealer, to hold property reported as stolen for 120 days
is changed to ten business days. Law enforcement must be provided with records required
under this bill for a specified time period up to and including the preceding day, when
requested. The section requiring that the scrap metal dealers or scrap metal processors wait 30
days prior to paying the person, with whom the transaction was made, by nontransferable
check is amended to ten days. Transactions valued at $30 or less may be made in cash and are
not subject to the ten-day rule. It establishes that it is a gross misdemeanor for any scrap metal
dealer or scrap metal processor to engage in a series of transactions with the same seller, for
which each transaction is valued at $30 or less, for the purpose of avoiding the ten-day waiting
period and payment by nontransferable check.
The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on March 13, 2007
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 28, 2007
Amendment offered by Sen. Rodney Tom (Bellevue) (D) on March 13, 2007
To strike the language in the original bill and insert new language that: (1) Imposes requirements on "scrap metal businesses"
instead of "scrap metal dealers" and "scrap metal processors." Defines
"scrap metal business" as a scrap metal supplier, scrap metal recycling
center, and scrap metal processor and contains corresponding
definitions of those terms.
(2) Modifies record keeping requirements so that a record of the
identification card number or a photocopy of the identification is
required instead of both. Modifies the requirement related to keeping
a description of the metal property to include certain classification
codes.
(3) Amends the declaration requirement. Removes cell phone number
requirement.
(4) Modifies the requirement related to beer kegs to also allow a
scrap metal business to purchase and receive beer kegs from licensed
breweries.
(5) Changes provisions related to reporting to law enforcement so
that a scrap metal dealer or processor is required to provide records
involving a specific individual, vehicle, or item of nonferrous or
commercial metal property upon request on forms required by law
enforcement.
(6) Modifies the unlawful violations section to clarify that the
violation for removing manufacturer's make or mark on metal is only a
violation if done so deliberately.
(7) Creates additional civil penalties for violations of the
requirements of the bill that are not specifically listed in the
unlawful violations section.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on March 13, 2007
Amendment offered by Sen. Janéa Holmquist Newbry (Moses Lake) (R) on March 13, 2007
Referred to the House Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness Committee on March 15, 2007
Amendment offered to the House Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness Committee on March 28, 2007
To provide that metal property marked with the name of
a commercial mobile radio services entity is "commercial metal
property." Modifies the definitions section as follows:
(a) Removes the reference to "unwanted electronic product" from the
definition of nonferrous metal property.
(b) Clarifies a reference to nonferrous metal property in the
definition of scrap metal processor.
(c) Includes entities engaged in the business of purchasing or
receiving commercial metal property in the definition of scrap metal
processor and scrap metal recycling center. Applies the requirement related to providing records to law
enforcement to records from the purchase or receipt of commercial metal
property (instead of just nonferrous metal property).
The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on April 4, 2007
Referred to the House Rules Committee on March 30, 2007
Amendment offered by Rep. Mike Armstrong, (R-Wenatchee) (R) on April 4, 2007
To add provisions related to theft in the first and
second degree and possessing stolen property in the first and
second degree.
Allows the prosecution, in a prosecution for theft or
possessing stolen property in the first and second degree, to
file a special allegation of disproportionate impact when
sufficient evidence exists that the damage to the victim
greatly exceeds the value of the stolen property. Provides
that damage to the victim greatly exceeds the value of the
stolen property when the replacement cost of the stolen item is
more than three times the value of the stolen item, or the
theft of the item creates a public hazard. Provides that the
prosecutor has the burden of proving the special allegation
beyond a reasonable doubt to the jury (or to the judge, if
there is no jury). Provides that, if the special allegation is
proved, an additional 12 months and one day will be added to
the standard sentence range for the offense.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on April 4, 2007