Human Relations - Public Accommodations - Captioning in Movie Theaters (Open Captioning Equality Act of 2020)
What this bill does
Requiring a certain place of public accommodation that owns, leases, operates, or controls a movie theater to provide access to certain closed-captioning technology for the general public for certain motion pictures under certain circumstances; requiring a certain place of public accommodation that owns, leases, operates, or controls a movie theater in two or more locations in the State to provide open captioning during at least two showings per week of certain motion pictures under certain circumstances; and defining certain terms.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (7)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Cox, Dan | Delegate | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Balsley, Nat | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Cox, Delegate Coxlegislator | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Simpson, Samantha | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Manis, Nick | Manis Canning and Associates | Position only |
| UNF | Murdoch, Doug | Mid-Atlantic NATO | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Baruh, Esther | National Association of Theatre Owners | Position only |