MD HB1000 | 2011 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 11 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-14 - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 11 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-14 - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring a specified campaign finance entity to include closed captioning for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing in campaign advertisements that are distributed by broadcast or cable television or on its Web site; providing exemptions; specifying the factors to be considered when applying the undue hardship exemption; prohibiting a specified campaign finance entity from distributing a campaign advertisement by broadcast or cable radio, subject to specified conditions; etc.
Title
Election Law - Campaign Advertisements - Closed Captioning
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-02-14 | Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. | |
| 2011-02-11 | First Reading Ways and Means |
Subjects
Advertising
Attorney General
Cable Television
Campaign Financing
Communications
Comptroller
Deaf Persons
Disabilities
Elections, State Board of
Electronic Commerce
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Political Candidates
Political Committees
Public Officials
Radio
Television
Attorney General
Cable Television
Campaign Financing
Communications
Comptroller
Deaf Persons
Disabilities
Elections, State Board of
Electronic Commerce
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Political Candidates
Political Committees
Public Officials
Radio
Television
Maryland State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Search/Legislation?target=/2011rs/billfile/HB1000.htm |
| Text | http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/bills/hb/hb1000f.pdf |
