12/16/18 From Vending Market Watch Lawmakers In New Jersey Want To Ban Cashless Stores A bill that would require all brick-and-mortar retailers to accept cash will go before the full New Jersey Senate, according to The Inquirer Daily News. The bill would eliminate stores that only accept cashless payments, such as Amazon Go and […]
Category: Legislation
Why Commercialization of Rest Stops Affects Everyone
11/28/18 From Vending Market Watch Why Commercialization of Rest Stops Affects Everyone Emily Refermat Oct 24th, 2018 At first glance, any legislation that opens up new business opportunities looks positive. Proposed bill H.R. 1990 in the 115th Congress by Congressman Jim Banks of Indiana, is one such bill. It would lift the ban on what […]
Legislation to Prohibit Beverage Taxes Signed by California Governor
7/30/18 Shared by NAMA Legislation to Prohibit Beverage Taxes Signed by California Governor Last Thursday the Governor of California signed Assembly Bill 1838, which prohibits new local taxes on “groceries” through 2030. The bill prevents local entities from imposing any grocery taxes, including taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages, through 2030. AB 1838 is retroactive to the […]
Rest Area Commercialization Update
7/30/18 Shared by John Gordon, Bureau Chief BBS and Nicky Gacos, President NABM Rest Area Commercialization Update Looks like some good news out of DC, we still need to keep the pressure on. Thanks Nicholas Gacos President National Association Blind Merchants From: Tiffany Wlazlowski Neuman Date: July 25, 2018 at 1:27:11 PM EDT […]
Is Your Micro Market ADA Compliant?
7/3/18 From Vending Market Watch – Is Your Micro Market ADA Compliant? BY EMILY REFERMAT ON MAY 1, 2018 The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) sets standards that allow those with disabilities to patronize business establishments. This includes locations with vending machines, which were named in the “Side Reach” section of the 2010 Standards for Accessible Design, […]
All government buildings in Baltimore County, MD can now only offer “healthy” choices
5/23/18 From Vending Market Watch All government buildings in Baltimore County, MD can now only offer “healthy” choices as mandated by an executive order, according to wbaltv. Baltimore County is the seventh jurisdiction to convert their vending machines to a “healthy” regimen, but the first to make them 100 percent healthy. The idea, explained some county […]
California Court Rules In Coffee Case
4/6/18 From NAMA – California Court Rules In Coffee Case Last week a decision was issued in a lawsuit alleging several coffee retailers in California were in violation of state law because they were not properly notifying consumers about the presence of acrylamide – a chemical believed to cause cancer by the State of California. The […]
Micromarket Bill Passes Michigan Legislature
4/6/18 From Vending Times Micromarket Bill Passes Michigan Legislature CHICAGO — Micromarket legislation has become law in the state of Michigan. On Mar. 27, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed the bill passed by the state’s legislature containing micromarket clarification language that was proposed by the Michigan Distributors and Vendors Association, a National Automatic Merchandising Association […]
Maryland-DC State Council Leaders Testify At Hearing On Micromarket Bill Before Maryland Legislature
3/7/18 From Vending Times Maryland-DC State Council Leaders Testify At Hearing On Micromarket Bill Before Maryland Legislature CHICAGO — Leaders from the Maryland/DC Vending Association testified before the Maryland Legislature’s House Economic Matters Committee on Feb. 20 in support of H.B. 1087, the Micromarket Licensure Bill. The bill would establish a uniform definition and licensing […]
Seattle Hit With New Beverage Tax
1/12/18 From Vending Market Watch – Seattle Hit With New Beverage Tax The new year comes with new arrivals, and for Seattle, WA that means a new tax on beverages with sugar, according to the American Beverage Association. Seattle’s city council passed a 1.75 per ounce tax that went into effect on January 1. This tax […]