Movie theaters; open captioning on any film that is regularly shown. (HB747)
Introduced By
Del. Vivian Watts (D-Annandale)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Open captioning at movie theaters. Requires all movie theaters that have four or more screens and are open to the general public to provide open captioning at least twice per week on any film that is regularly shown, provided that open captioning is available for such film. The bill requires such movie theaters to provide notice to the general public regarding the availability of open captioning and schedule at least one viewing during peak viewing time. Read the Bill »
Status
12/04/2020: Failed to Pass in Committee
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/06/2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20105058D |
| 01/06/2020 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 01/14/2020 | Assigned HWI sub: Social Services |
| 01/23/2020 | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2021 |
| 01/28/2020 | Continued to 2021 in Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 12/04/2020 | Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions |