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SENATE BILL 68

CHAPTER NUMBER: 213
File Code: Disabled
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1501

Sponsored By:
Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Office of the)

Entitled:
State Government - Human Relations - Closed-Captioning Activation Required

Synopsis:

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.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
Senate Action
11/4
Pre-filed
1/13
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
1/6
Hearing 1/20 at 1:00 p.m.
2/22
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
2/23
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/25
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
4/1
Returned Passed
House Action
2/26
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/17
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
4/1
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
3/27
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/28
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/4
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 213

Sponsored by:

Judicial Proceedings Committee, Chair
Departmental
Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Office of the

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Commerce and Business -see also- Dealers; Elec. Comm.; etc
Deaf Persons
Disabilities -see also- Blind; Deaf; Developmental
Discrimination
Hotels and Motels
Restaurants
Stadiums
Television -see also- Cable Television
Theaters

Bill affects the following Statute:

State Government
( 20-306 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments:
Senate
Number: 878975/01     Offered on: February 23, 2010   at: 10:18 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Committee Votes Explain Committee Votes:
Senate
Judicial Proceedings
House
Health and Government Operations

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
February 25, 2010: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House
March 28, 2010: Third Reading Passed (137-0)



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