Bill Text: HI SB1235 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Movie Theaters.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-12-01 - Carried over to 2020 Regular Session. [SB1235 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-SB1235-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO MOVIE THEATERS.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 489-9, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) A public accommodation that owns, leases,
leases to, or operates a motion picture theater in more than two locations in
the State shall provide[:
(1) Open]
open movie captioning during at least [one showing] two
showings per week of each motion picture that is produced and offered with
open movie captioning[; or
(2) A
personal closed captioning system by means of lightweight eyewear for a motion
picture that is produced and offered with closed captioning content]."
SECTION 2. Act 39, Session Laws of Hawaii 2015, as amended by section 2 of Act 211, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, is amended by amending section 3 to read as follows:
"SECTION 3. This Act
shall take effect on January 1, 2016 [, and shall be repealed on
January 1, 2020]."
SECTION 3. Statutory
material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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INTRODUCED BY: |
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BY REQUEST |
Report Title:
Motion Picture Theater Accommodation; Closed Captioning; Open Movie Captioning; Audio Description
Description:
Repeals the sunset date from Act 39, Session Laws of Hawaii 2015 as amended by Act 211, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, , and makes permanent the requirement applicable to motion pictures produced and distributed with open movie captioning and audio descriptions.
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
