HB2051

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 50, relative to the use of self-service checkout.

Introduced·1/23/26
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Tennessee HB2051 amends retail store regulations to ensure safety and staffing at self-service checkout stations.

Tennessee HB2051, known as "The Tennessee Safe Stores and Staffed Stores Act," mandates that drug and food retail establishments provide at least one staffed checkout station for every four self-service checkout stations. It also limits self-service checkout purchases to no more than fifteen items and requires stores to prominently post signage about self-service checkout operations. The bill includes provisions for civil penalties against establishments that fail to comply with these requirements and prohibits retaliation against employees who enforce these rights.

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History

Mar 4

House

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee of Commerce Committee

Feb 25

House

Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

Feb 4

House

P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee