HB 264

Places of Public Accommodation - Motion Picture Houses - Captioning

Sponsor: Harry Bhandari (District 8)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Human RelationsStatus: Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring all places of public accommodation that are motion picture houses to offer closed captioning for each screening of a motion picture; and requiring that a place of public accommodation that controls, operates, owns, or leases at least two motion picture houses in the State to provide open captioning for at least two screenings each week.

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Testimony (28)

MGA witness list

FAV 16FavorableUNF 12Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Sellers, Audrey	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arneson, Emilylobbyist	Kennedy Krieger Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	Williams, Hindley	Maryland Centers for Independent Living	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dolamore, Stephanie	Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Westfall, Michele	Maryland Governor's Advisory Council on the Deaf & Hard of Hearing	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fernandes, Roy	Metro South Asian Deaf Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kothari, Sagar	Metro South Asian Deaf Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	BCAD, BCAD	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Gabrielle	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	DeSomma, Meredith	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Bhandari, Delegate Bhandarilegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Kasinitz, Barry	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Leffler, Jacob	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	MDAD President, MDAD President	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Tilden, Deanna	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Abney, Jennifer	Cinemark Theaters	Written (PDF)
UNF	Wienholt, Thomas	Horizon Cinemas	Written (PDF)
UNF	Murdoch, Doug	Mid-Atlantic NATO (National Assn of Theatre Owners)	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Rich, Alex	National Association of Theatre Owners	Written (PDF)
UNF	Fiandra, Bobby	Regal Cinemas	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lyon, Christopher	The Charles Theatre	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kops, Kyle	Warehouse Cinemas	Written (PDF)
UNF	phillips, david	rc theatres	Written (PDF)
UNF	Fink, Nelda	Individual	Position only
UNF	Hein, Derek	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Valentino, Ellen	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	West, Derek	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

Cinemark TheatersUNF 1

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 1

Horizon CinemasUNF 1

Kennedy Krieger InstituteFAV 1

Maryland Centers for Independent LivingFAV 1

Maryland Developmental Disabilities CouncilFAV 1

Maryland Governor's Advisory Council on the Deaf & Hard of HearingFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

Metro South Asian Deaf AssociationFAV 2

Mid-Atlantic NATO (National Assn of Theatre Owners)UNF 1

National Association of Theatre OwnersUNF 1

rc theatresUNF 1

Regal CinemasUNF 1

The Charles TheatreUNF 1

Warehouse CinemasUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVArneson, EmilyKennedy Krieger InstituteRegistered for: Kennedy Krieger Institute