AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- EQUAL RIGHTS OF BLIND AND DEAF PERSONS TO PUBLIC FACILITIES (Requires movie theaters to provide open captioning for persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 2019
Last action May 30, 2019
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3
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Committee
1
May 30, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/30/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 24, 2019
Introduced
01/24/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
legislature
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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