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HI SB1156
Bill
AI Summary
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Requires public accommodations operating movie theaters in more than two State locations to provide open movie captioning at least two showings per week for each motion picture offered with captioning.
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Mandates one captioned showing per week start no earlier than 4:30 p.m. and one captioned showing per week scheduled on Saturday or Sunday.
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Eliminates the alternative option of fulfilling accessibility requirements through personal closed captioning systems using lightweight eyewear devices.
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Makes permanent the open movie captioning requirement originally established in Act 39 (2015), which was previously modified by Act 211 (2017).
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Takes effect July 1, 2035.
Legislative Description
Relating To Movie Theaters.
Open Movie Captioning
Last Action
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Gates, McDermott, Quinlan, Thielen excused (4).
3/13/2018