THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	1235
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019
STATE OF HAWAII

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  This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2016 [, and shall be repealed on January 1, 2020]."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  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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.

 

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________
	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.

 

 

 

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