RI S2268 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Engrossed on June 6 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-06-07 - Referred to House Corporations
Pending: House Corporations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Summary

COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- GROCERY STORES - 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.

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Title

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.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-06-06 - Senate - Passage (Y: 33 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-06-04 - Senate - Senate Committee on Commerce: Passage of Sub A (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-03-19 - Senate - Senate Committee on Commerce: Be held for further study (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-06-07HouseReferred to House Corporations
2024-06-06SenateSenate passed Sub A
2024-06-04SenatePlaced on Senate Calendar (06/06/2024)
2024-06-04SenateCommittee recommends passage of Sub A
2024-06-03SenateProposed Substitute
2024-05-31SenateScheduled for consideration (06/04/2024)
2024-03-19SenateCommittee recommended measure be held for further study
2024-03-15SenateScheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/19/2024)
2024-03-05SenateMeeting postponed (03/05/2024)
2024-03-01SenateScheduled for hearing and/or consideration
2024-02-12SenateIntroduced, referred to Senate Commerce

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