Movie theaters; closed captioning.
Summary
Closed captioning at movie theaters. Requiresall movie theaters that are open to the general public to provideclosed captioning at least twice per week on any film that is regularlyshown, provided that such film is compatible with the closed captioningfeature. The bill requires such movie theaters to provide noticeto the general public regarding the availability of closed captioning,including the movies and viewing times at which closed captioningwill be provided.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2020
Last action Jan 10, 2020
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jan 6, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
Jan 6, 2020
House of Delegates · Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104202D
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Vivian Watts
DDemocratic
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