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Senate panel approves bill setting limits on self‑checkout use, staffing and restricted items
Summary
SB 442, introduced by the committee chair, would require at least one staffed checkout when self‑checkout is in use, dedicate an employee to monitor kiosks, limit self‑checkout to 15 items and bar age‑restricted or anti‑theft‑protected items from self‑checkout. The committee advanced the bill over objections from retail groups.
Senate Bill 442 — presented by the committee chair, Senator Smallwood Cuevas — cleared the Senate Labor Committee as amended and was advanced to the Committee on Judiciary after a recorded 4–1 committee vote.
The bill establishes minimum staffing and operational requirements for stores that use self‑checkout kiosks. Key provisions require at least one staffed checkout lane to remain open when self‑checkout is available, assign at least one employee solely to monitor self‑checkout stations, prohibit…
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