HB 1363

Did not advance

Places of Public Accommodation - Captioning for Motion Picture Houses - Alterations

Sponsor: Harry Bhandari (District 8)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Human RelationsStatus: Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the number of screens in a motion picture house above which the motion picture house is required to provide open movie captioning; and requiring that each motion picture house that is a place of public accommodation report to the Commission on Civil Rights and the Attorney General on the number of screenings each month in which closed and open captions were used each month.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 25FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Levine, Adam	Baltimore City Mayor's Commission on Disabilities	Written (PDF)
FAV	Levine, Adam	Baltimore City Mayor's Commission on Disabilities	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sellers, Audrey	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sellers, Audrey	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	DeBerry, Usherla	Governors Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing	Oral
FAV	DeBerry, Usherla	Governors Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Joyner, Tina	MDAD	Position only
FAV	DeSomma, Meredith	MSD Columbia PTCA	Oral
FAV	MDAD President, MDAD President	Maryland Association of the Deaf	Written (PDF)
FAV	MDAD President, MDAD President	Maryland Association of the Deaf	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kelter, Chris	Maryland Centers for Independent Living	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hartung, Bruce	Maryland Continuing Care Residents Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hartung, Bruce	Maryland Continuing Care Residents Association	Position only
FAV	London, Rachel	Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	London, Rachel	Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	BCAD, BCAD	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	BCAD, BCAD	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bhandari, Harry	Individual	Oral
FAV	DeSomma, Meredith	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	DeSomma, Meredith	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Bhandari, Delegate Bhandarilegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Bhandari, Delegate Bhandarilegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Leffler, Jacob	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Leffler, Jacob	Individual	Oral
UNF	Murdoch, Doug	Mid-Atlantic NATO (National Assn of Theatre Owners)	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Geraldo, Manuellobbyist	Individual	Oral
FWA	Purkey, Robert	deaf independent living association	Oral
FWA	Bhandari, Harry	Individual	Position only
INFO	Murdoch, Doug	Mid-Atlantic NATO (National Assn of Theatre Owners)	Written (PDF)
INFO	Clark, Tiffany	Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Baltimore City Mayor's Commission on DisabilitiesFAV 2

deaf independent living associationFWA 1

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 2

Governors Office of the Deaf and Hard of HearingFAV 2

Maryland Association of the DeafFAV 2

Maryland Centers for Independent LivingFAV 1

Maryland Continuing Care Residents AssociationFAV 2

Maryland Developmental Disabilities CouncilFAV 2

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

MDADFAV 1

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

MSD Columbia PTCAFAV 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralINFO 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFGeraldo, ManuelRegistered for: Washington Gas Light