Existing law regulates the activities of pawnbrokers and makes a violation of these provisions a misdemeanor, as specified. Existing law authorizes the district attorney or the Attorney General, in the name of the people of the State of California, to bring an action to enjoin the violation or the threatened violation of a regulation made pertaining to certain provisions regulating pawnbrokers. Existing law authorizes a pawnbroker to collect a handling and storage charge for pawned articles at the time property is redeemed or a replacement loan is issued. Existing law establishes the maximum amount that may be charged based on the size of pawned articles, as specified.
California SB 1198 (20232024) — Pawnbrokers: fees and charges.
Existing law regulates the activities of pawnbrokers and makes a violation of these provisions a misdemeanor, as specified. Existing law authorizes the district attorney or the Attorney General, in the name of the people of the State of California, to bring an action to enjoin the violation or the threatened violation of a regulation made pertaining to certain provisions regulating pawnbrokers. Existing law authorizes a pawnbroker to collect a handling and storage charge for pawned articles at the time property is redeemed or a replacement loan is issued. Existing law establishes the maximum amount that may be charged based on the size of pawned articles, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 1198 Roth Consent Calendar Second Day — 72–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 11–0 (pass) · upper
Consent Calendar 2nd — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 8–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Roth — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2024-02-15 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2024-02-16 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.
2024-02-29 Referred to Coms. on B. & F.I. and JUD. referral-committee
2024-03-20 Set for hearing April 3.
2024-04-04 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3465.) (April 3). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-04-08 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-04-09 Set for hearing April 16.
2024-04-17 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 3635.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2024-04-22 Set for hearing April 29.
2024-04-29 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2024-04-30 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2024-05-02 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 3831.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-05-02 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2024-05-13 Referred to Com. on B. & F. referral-committee
2024-06-18 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2024-06-26 June 26 hearing postponed by committee.
2024-07-02 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 2). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-07-03 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-08 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 6250.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-08 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2024-08-13 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2024-08-19 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2024-08-19 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 185, Statutes of 2024. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/82b887c0-d36c-4d9b-bdce-01011f97c017. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).