2010 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1501

CHAPTER NUMBER: 214
File Code: Disabled Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 68
Sponsored By:
Delegates Rice, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Jenkins, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner
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.
House Action
3/3
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
3/15
Re-referred Health and Government Operations
3/17
Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
3/26
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/25
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
4/2
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/27
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
4/8
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/4
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/5
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/4
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 214

Sponsored by:

Delegate Craig L. Rice, District 15
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Charles A. Jenkins, District 3B
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

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:
House
Number: 796189/01     Offered on: March 26, 2010   at: 5:52 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
House
Health and Government Operations
Senate
Judicial Proceedings
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 25, 2010: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Senate
April 5, 2010: Third Reading Passed (46-0)