RI H7979 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on March 23 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-27 - Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Pending: House Health, Education and Welfare Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 23 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-27 - Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Pending: House Health, Education and Welfare Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires movie theaters to provide open captioning for persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.
Title
Equal Rights Of Blind And Deaf Persons To Public Facilities
Sponsors
| Rep. Arthur Handy [D] | Rep. Robert Nardolillo [R] | Rep. Eileen Naughton [D] | Rep. Edith Ajello [D] |
| Rep. Aaron Regunberg [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-27 | House | Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| 2016-04-21 | House | Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/27/2016) |
| 2016-03-23 | House | Introduced, referred to House H.E.W. |
Subjects
Rhode Island State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://status.rilegislature.gov/ |
| Text | https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText16/HouseText16/H7979.pdf |
