MD HB426 | 2024 | Regular Session
Note: Carry Over of previous HB264
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 25 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-25 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 361
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 25 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-25 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 361
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring all motion picture houses to offer closed movie captioning for each screening of a motion picture, with a certain exception; and requiring, if a motion picture is produced and available to motion picture houses with open movie captioning, a place of public accommodation that controls, operates, owns, or leases a motion picture house with eight or more screens in the State to provide open movie captioning for at least two screenings for each motion picture it screens each week.
Title
Places of Public Accommodation - Motion Picture Houses - Captioning
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-04-03 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 37 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-16 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 101 N: 36 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-03-16 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 101 N: 36 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-25 | House | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 361 |
| 2024-04-04 | House | Returned Passed |
| 2024-04-03 | Senate | Third Reading Passed (37-10) |
| 2024-04-01 | Senate | Second Reading Passed |
| 2024-04-01 | Senate | Favorable Adopted |
| 2024-04-01 | Senate | Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings |
| 2024-03-18 | Senate | Referred Judicial Proceedings |
| 2024-03-16 | House | Third Reading Passed (101-36) |
| 2024-03-14 | House | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2024-03-14 | House | Favorable with Amendments {713220/1 Adopted |
| 2024-03-14 | House | Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters |
| 2024-01-18 | House | Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2024-01-18 | House | First Reading Economic Matters |
Same As/Similar To
SB92 (Crossfiled) 2024-04-25 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 360
HB264 (Carry Over) 2023-01-25 - Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m.
HB264 (Carry Over) 2023-01-25 - Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m.
Subjects
Accessibility - see also- Blind; Deaf; DevDisPer; PhysDisPer
Deaf Persons
Human Relations
Motion Pictures
Notices
Theaters
Time
Deaf Persons
Human Relations
Motion Pictures
Notices
Theaters
Time
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Government | 20 | 306 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
