MD HB1501 | 2010 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: Passed on May 4 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-05-04 - Approved by the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: Passed on May 4 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-05-04 - Approved by the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring a place of public accommodation, on request, to keep closed captioning activated on a closed-captioning television receiver that is in use during regular hours in a public area; and providing specified exceptions to the requirement to make closed captioning available.
Title
State Government - Human Relations - Closed-Captioning Activation Required
Sponsors
| Sen. Joanne Benson [D] | Del. Robert Costa [R] | Del. John Donoghue [D] | Del. Donald Elliott [R] |
| Del. Peter Hammen [D] | Del. Shane Pendergrass [D] | Del. Craig Rice [D] |
Roll Calls
2010-04-05 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-05-04 | Approved by the Governor | |
| 2010-04-05 | Third Reading Passed (46-0) | |
| 2010-04-04 | Second Reading Passed | |
| 2010-04-04 | Favorable Report Adopted | |
| 2010-04-08 | Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings | |
| 2010-03-27 | First Reading Judicial Proceedings | |
| 2010-04-02 | Returned Passed | |
| 2010-03-25 | Third Reading Passed (138-0) | |
| 2010-03-24 | Second Reading Passed with Amendments | |
| 2010-03-24 | Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted | |
| 2010-03-26 | Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations | |
| 2010-03-17 | Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m. | |
| 2010-03-15 | Re-referred Health and Government Operations | |
| 2010-03-03 | First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
Subjects
Commerce and Business
Deaf Persons
Disabilities
Discrimination
Hotels and Motels
Restaurants
Stadiums
Television
Theaters
Deaf Persons
Disabilities
Discrimination
Hotels and Motels
Restaurants
Stadiums
Television
Theaters
