WV SB181 | 2023 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-13 - To Government Organization
Pending: Senate Government Organization Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 13 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-13 - To Government Organization
Pending: Senate Government Organization Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to enact the Closed Captioning Act. The bill requires public places that have televisions for use by the public to have at least one half of those televisions to have their closed captioning feature activated at all times. The bill creates an exception. The bill defines terms, and establishes an effective date.
Title
Creating Closed Captioning Act
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-13 | Senate | To Government Organization |
| 2023-01-13 | Senate | Introduced in Senate |
| 2023-01-13 | Senate | To Government Organization |
| 2023-01-13 | Senate | Filed for introduction |
