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WV HB3013

Bill

Status

Engrossed

4/1/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jeff Campbell

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Origin

House of Delegates

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires movie theater chains operating in multiple West Virginia locations to provide open captioning for at least two showings per week of each film produced with open captioning capability

  • Mandates theaters provide audio description upon request for any film offered with audio description, with each theater required to have at least two audio description devices

  • Exempts theaters from purchasing new equipment if compliance would cause undue burden or fundamentally alter the theater

  • Excludes drive-in theaters, theaters with fewer than six screens, theaters without compatible digital projection systems, and films shown fewer than eight times per week from the requirements

  • Does not apply to films shown more than 20 days after their premiere at that specific theater

Legislative Description

Relating to open captioning for motion pictures

Human Rights

Last Action

To Government Organization

4/2/2025

Committee Referrals

Government Organization4/2/2025
Government Organization3/21/2025
Government Administration2/28/2025
Government Organization2/27/2025

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