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HB 1390 IN

Closed captioning.

IN · session 2023 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 17, 2023

Latest action (Jan 17, 2023) First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development

Summary

Requires that an owner or operator of a public accommodation must activate closed captioning on all television receivers that are in use during regular hours. Specifies that an owner or operator of a public accommodation that has multiple television receivers on display for sale is required to activate closed captioning on at least one television receiver per group of five television receivers. Allows the civil rights commission to investigate violations and enforce compliance.

Sponsor (1)
1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (3)
  1. Jan 17, 2023 Coauthored by Representative Hamilton · lower
  2. Jan 17, 2023 Authored by Representative Andrade · lower
  3. Jan 17, 2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development · lower
Subjects
CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSIONHEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; SCHOOL FOR THE DEAFPUBLIC FACILITIESPUBLIC WORKS AND IMPROVEMENTS; PUBLIC BUILDINGS; PUBLIC PROPERTYTELECOMMUNICATIONS, Telephone, Television, Radio, and Internet

Text versions (1)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Introduced House Bill (H) · Jan 17, 2023 · PDF

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