Bill Text: CT SB00140 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Expanding Access By Hearing Impaired Persons To Movie Theaters.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-17 - Referred to Joint Committee on Human Services [SB00140 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-SB00140-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 140
January Session, 2017		LCO No. 1361
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Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
SEN. GERRATANA, 6th Dist.

AN ACT EXPANDING ACCESS BY HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS TO MOVIE THEATERS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That title 46a of the general statutes be amended to require movie theater companies with more than two locations in the state to provide open-captioned screenings of digital films during at least two showings per week and, upon request, audio description of any film equipped with such technology.

Statement of Purpose:

To expand access to movie theaters for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing.