RI S0277 | 2013 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Passed on July 17 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-07-17 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Passed on July 17 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-07-17 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]
Summary
Joint Resolution Creating A Special Joint Commission To Study Captioning And Audio Descriptions For Persons Who Are Hearing Or Visually Impaired In Rhode Island Commercial And Residential Settings (would Require Movie Theaters With Ten Or More Screens To Provide Captioning On At Least One Screen For Persons Who Are Deaf Or Hard Of Hearing, And Provide Audio Descriptions For Persons Who Are Blind Or Visually Impaired.)
Title
Joint Resolution Creating A Special Joint Commission To Study Captioning And Audio Descriptions For Persons Who Are Hearing Or Visually Impaired In Rhode Island Commercial And Residential Settings (would Require Movie Theaters With Ten Or More Screens To Provide Captioning On At Least One Screen For Persons Who Are Deaf Or Hard Of Hearing, And Provide Audio Descriptions For Persons Who Are Blind Or Visually Impaired.)
Sponsors
| Sen. Catherine Rumsey [D] | Sen. Catherine Rumsey [D] | Sen. Susan Sosnowski [D] | Sen. William Walaska [D] |
| Sen. Christopher Ottiano [R] | Sen. Juan Pichardo [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-07-17 | Senate | Signed by Governor |
| 2013-07-12 | Senate | Transmitted to Governor |
| 2013-07-03 | House | House passed Sub A in concurrence |
| 2013-07-03 | House | Placed on House Calendar (07/03/2013) |
| 2013-07-03 | House | Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence |
| 2013-07-03 | House | Scheduled for consideration (07/03/2013) |
| 2013-06-26 | House | Referred to House H.E.W. |
| 2013-06-25 | Senate | Senate passed Sub A |
| 2013-06-19 | Senate | Placed on Senate Calendar (06/25/2013) |
| 2013-06-18 | Senate | Committee recommends passage of Sub A |
| 2013-06-14 | Senate | Scheduled for consideration (06/18/2013) |
| 2013-06-03 | Senate | Meeting postponed (06/04/2013) |
| 2013-05-30 | Senate | Scheduled for consideration |
| 2013-05-23 | Senate | Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| 2013-05-21 | Senate | Scheduled for consideration (05/23/2013) |
| 2013-04-23 | Senate | Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| 2013-04-04 | Senate | Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/23/2013) |
| 2013-02-12 | Senate | Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services |
