---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- RESTRICTIONS ON SELF-SERVICE CHECKOUT STATIONS ACT"
description: "Places limits on the number of self-service checkout stations a grocery store can have and on the workload of employees assigned to monitor those checkout stations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 2342"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 2342 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bissaillon", "LaMountain", "Lawson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-01-30"
last_action: "2026-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f4ff60de-42a1-487d-8035-5ad4d092a685"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "53a1a5903006342b94aacbbd5ae6b711a23ede972a7c19d97a8b7e2ce024fa16"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
---

# Rhode Island SB 2342 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- RESTRICTIONS ON SELF-SERVICE CHECKOUT STATIONS ACT

Places limits on the number of self-service checkout stations a grocery store can have and on the workload of employees assigned to monitor those checkout stations.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **2342 SUB B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2342B.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **60–11** (pass) · upper
- Passage — **32–5** (pass) · upper
- In Concurrence — **32–6** (pass) · upper
- Passage — **32–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bissaillon — primary (person)
- LaMountain — primary (person)
- Lawson — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-30** 01/30/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-20** 03/20/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/24/2026)
- **2026-03-24** 03/24/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2026-05-08** 05/08/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/14/2026)
- **2026-05-13** 05/13/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2026-05-14** 05/14/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-15** 05/15/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/21/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-05-21** 05/21/2026 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2026-05-22** 05/22/2026 Referred to House Labor `referral-committee`
- **2026-06-07** 06/07/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/09/2026)
- **2026-06-07** 06/07/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub B `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 House passed Sub B `passage`
- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 Senate passed Sub B in concurrence `passage`
- **2026-06-16** 06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-18** 06/18/2026 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f4ff60de-42a1-487d-8035-5ad4d092a685`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).