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GA SB473
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/21/2018
Primary Sponsor
Nikema Williams
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AI Summary
- Requires the Georgia General Assembly to provide real-time captions for all House and Senate standing committee meetings and any other live public broadcasts made by or on behalf of the General Assembly
- Defines "captioning" as converting audio content to synchronized text that includes speaker identification, sound effects, and music description, displayed in the same line of sight as corresponding visual information
- Defines "hearing impaired person" as any person who, without a hearing device, has any degree of impairment in the ability to apprehend sound
- Amends Chapter 1 of Title 30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated by adding new Code section 30-1-7 to the general provisions relating to handicapped persons
- Sponsored by Senators Williams (39th), Seay (34th), and Jordan (6th)
Legislative Description
Handicapped Persons; real-time captioning of legislative proceedings for the deaf and hearing impaired; provide
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
2/22/2018
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