STORES GETTING RID OF SELF-CHECKOUT BECAUSE OF RAMPANT THEFT. TARGET CHANGED ITS POLICY, LIMITING CUSTOMERS TO TEN ITEMS OR LESS. ABC SEVEN NEWS REPORTER TARA CAMPBELL TELLS US ABOUT A PROPOSED STATE LAW THAT COULD CHANGE REGULATIONS AND RESULT IN STORES GETTING RID OF SELF-CHECKOUT ALTOGETHER. >> THE FAMILIAR SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF SELF-CHECKOUT. >> I LIKE SELF-CHECKOUT BECAUSE IT'S CONVENIENT, BUT, IT'S FAST. >> WHETHER A FAN OR NOT CHANGES COULD BE COMING DOWN THE LINE. >> THE HOPE IS THAT WE CAN REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF THEFT THAT HAPPENS. THAT'S A MUCH BETTER SOLUTION THAN PUNISHING THEFT AFTER IT OCCURS. >> THE PROSECUTORS ALLIANCE OF CALIFORNIA GETTING BEHIND SENATE BILL 1446. THE BILL WOULD REGULATE SELF CHECKOUTS IN HOPES OF BOOSTING EMPLOYMENT AND CUTTING DOWN ON THEFTS. >> THERE'S DATA ON THIS THAT SHOWS THERE IS THEFT THAT HAPPENS AT SELF CHECKOUTS. >> IF VOTED INTO LAW, GROCERY AND PHARMACY RETAILERS WOULD HAVE TO MEET CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS OR GET RID OF SELF CHECKOUTS, INCLUDING UPPING THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES MONITORING THE STATIONS. >> ONE OF THE MAIN DETERRENTS IS FROM THEFT IS THAT THERE ARE STAFF PAYING ATTENTION IN THE STORE TO YOUR ACTIVITIES. >> IN PART, IT'S CODIFIED SAYING, YOU KNOW, SOME REQUIREMENTS THAT THAT I THINK FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, ARE A LITTLE HEAVY HANDED AS FAR AS YOU KNOW, GETTING DOWN INTO THE GRANULARITY OF HOW A BUSINESS OR STORE NEEDS TO OPERATE. >> BUT THE CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, COMING OUT AGAINST THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION SAYING IT COULD HURT BUSINESS. >> FOR EXAMPLE, THE GROCERY SPACE WHERE THEY ARE OPERATING ON PRETTY THIN MARGINS, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE HAVING TO MAKE THESE DRASTIC ADJUSTMENTS OR ADJUST STAFFING RATIOS, THAT CAN BE A BIG COST IMPACT. >> THE BOTTOM LINE A CONCERN AMONG SHOPPERS TO ARE WE AS A CONSUMER, GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT, TO TAKE IT DOWN AND REDO IT OR WHATEVER IS DECIDED? >> I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN FOR THEFT, I'D BE CONCERNED, THOUGH, THAT IF GROCERY STORES WERE REQUIRED TO STAFF MORE CHECKOUT AISLES, THAT THAT WOULD BE A HUGE COST INCREASE FOR THEM,
