VA HB747 | 2020 | Regular Session
Note: Carry Foward to future HB747
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-28 - Continued to 2021 in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote
Pending: House Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 6 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-28 - Continued to 2021 in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote
Pending: House Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Open captioning at movie theaters. Requires all movie 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.
Title
Movie theaters; open captioning on any film that is regularly shown.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-28 | House | Continued to 2021 in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote |
| 2020-01-23 | House | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2021 by voice vote |
| 2020-01-14 | House | Assigned HWI sub: Social Services |
| 2020-01-06 | House | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 2020-01-06 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20105058D |
Same As/Similar To
HB747 (Carry Over) 2020-01-28 - Continued to 2021 in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote
Code Citations
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB747 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB747+hil |
