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
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 31, 2025
Last action May 14, 2025
Floor votes · Senate May 13, 2025
How they voted
29–3
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 36
May 13, 2025
D
Democratic32
90% Yea
R
Republican4
75% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 14, 2025
Committee
05/14/2025 Referred to House Corporations
lower
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
05/13/2025 Senate passed Sub A
upper
May 6, 2025
Legislature · Passed
05/06/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
03/11/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 31, 2025
Introduced
01/31/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jake Bissaillon
DDemocratic
P
Matt LaMountain
DDemocratic
P
Val Lawson
DDemocratic
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