HB407:

Movie theaters; open captioning to include drive-in theaters.

Bill Summary:

Open captioning at movie theaters. Requires
all movie theaters, including outdoor theaters such as drive-in 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.

Bill Patron: Watts

Last Action(s):
(House) Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions February 15, 2022

Bill Status: