SECONDHAND DEALERS: Provides for the regulation of copper purchases by scrap metal dealers or recyclers. (8/1/26)
This bill establishes regulations for scrap metal dealers and recyclers regarding their purchases of copper and brass materials. It creates a licensing system that requires these businesses to register with the state and mandates specific record-keeping to track the flow of these metals. The legislation also expands the scope of regulated entities to include video service providers in certain contexts. By standardizing how these materials are bought and sold, the bill aims to improve oversight within the scrap metal industry.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Mar 31, 2026
Signed Jun 1, 2026
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MODERATE
The bill was finalized as an Act, changing its status from a draft proposal to an official law. The text was cleaned up to remove redundant formatting and ensure consistent legal phrasing. The core policy content, including the definitions of 'scrap metal' and 'copper or brass material,' remains substantively the same as the original draft.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it continues to regulate the purchase of scrap metal by dealers and recyclers.
TECHNICAL
The document header was updated to reflect the bill's final enactment status as 'Act No. 774' and removed the 'ORIGINAL' draft label.
Redundant page headers and footers containing coding instructions were removed to streamline the final text.
Minor grammatical adjustments were made to definition clauses, such as adding commas for clarity in the 'Cable service provider' definition.
DEFINITION
A new exemption was added stating that the law does not apply to the purchase of materials from manufacturing or industrial vendors that generate them as byproducts or recyclable waste.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2026 · House May 26, 2026
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Apr 15, 2026
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican28
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays.
upper
May 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 88, nays 6. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 19, 2026
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
May 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (14-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
Apr 21, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce.
lower
Apr 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Mar 31, 2026
Introduced
Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Patrick Connick
RRepublican
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