AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- GROCERY STORES
Summary
Requires grocery stores to specifically limit the number of self-service checkout units to six (6) units per location. The consumer protection unit of the department of attorney general would have authority to enforce these restrictions.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2024
Last action Jun 7, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 6, 2024
How they voted
31–4
Passed
Total votes 35
Jun 6, 2024
D
Democratic30
100% Yea
R
Republican5
80% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 7, 2024
Committee
06/07/2024 Referred to House Corporations
lower
Jun 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
06/06/2024 Senate passed Sub A
upper
Jun 4, 2024
Legislature · Passed
06/04/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 19, 2024
Committee
03/19/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 12, 2024
Introduced
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce
upper
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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