SB00438Introduced in the Senate
An Act Regulating Self-checkout Stations In Grocery Stores.
Introduced by Labor and Public Employees Committee
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
To require that grocery stores that offer self-checkout stations (1) have one manual checkout station operating for every two self-checkout stations operating, (2) have at least one employee for every two self-checkout stations monitoring such stations, and (3) do not operate more than eight self-checkout stations at any time.
Where it stands
Immediate Transmittal
April 15, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
Chamber not recordedStage: LAB Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) · March 19, 2026
9
Yes
4
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
13 senators recorded in this Chamber not recorded vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua Hall | 7 | Yes |
| Emmanuel Sanchez | 24 | Yes |
| Nick Gauthier | 38 | Yes |
| Derell Wilson | 46 | Yes |
| Steve Weir | 55 | No |
| Joe Canino | 65 | No |
| Gale Mastrofrancesco | 80 | No |
| Kaitlyn Shake | 120 | Yes |
| Anne Hughes | 135 | Yes |
| Matthew Lesser | 9 | Yes |
Bill history
Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees
Public Hearing 03/10
Joint Favorable
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/07/26 12:00 PM
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
Senate Calendar Number 286
File Number 474
Referred by Senate to Committee on Judiciary
Immediate Transmittal
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