Bill Text: CT SB00287 | 2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Maximum Decibel Level At Movie Theatres.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-28 - Public Hearing 03/04 [SB00287 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2014-SB00287-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 287
February Session, 2014		LCO No. 1775
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
(PS)

AN ACT CONCERNING THE MAXIMUM DECIBEL LEVEL AT MOVIE THEATRES.

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

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2014) (a) No person holding a license under the provisions of section 29-117 of the general statutes shall exhibit or show any moving picture film or preview film that exceeds eighty-five decibels. The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall establish the procedure for checking maximum decibel levels to determine compliance with this section.

(b) Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to the provisions of section 29-111 of the general statutes.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	October 1, 2014	New section

Statement of Purpose:

To establish the maximum decibel level allowed at movie theatres.

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