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House Bill 439

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Last Action 2nd reading, to Rules
Title AN ACT relating to the civil rights of deaf and hard of hearing persons.
Bill Documents Bill
Bill Request Number 1694
Sponsors L. Combs, K. Flood, F. Nesler, T. Riner, S. Westrom
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 344.120 to require movie theaters with five or more screens to provide access to captioned movies for deaf and hard of hearing persons; amend KRS 344.190 to require the Commission on Human Rights to review and approve available captioning technologies and set the minimum numbers of captioned showings of a movie which must be offered at each covered theater.
Index Headings of Original Version Amusements and Recreation - Deaf and hard of hearing persons, movie theater access
Civil Rights - Deaf and hard of hearing persons, movie theater access
Disabilities and the Disabled - Deaf and hard of hearing persons, movie theater access
Blind or Deaf Persons - Movie theater access, captioning
Proposed Amendments House Committee Substitute 1
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Actions

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02/16/10
  • introduced in House
02/17/10
  • to Judiciary (H)
03/02/10
  • posted in committee
03/10/10
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute
03/11/10
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, March 15, 2010
03/15/10
  • 3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute
03/16/10
  • received in Senate
03/17/10
  • to Judiciary (S)
03/23/10
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
03/24/10
  • 2nd reading, to Rules

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Committee Substitute 1
Summary Delete original provisions of bill and insert provision requiring the Commission on Human Rights to conduct a study of current and emerging technological means by which captioning may be provided to deaf and hard-of-hearing persons patronizing movie theaters, with a required report to the Legislative Research Commission prior to the 2011 session of the General Assembly.
Index Headings Amusements and Recreation - Deaf and hard of hearing persons, movie theater access
Civil Rights - Deaf and hard of hearing persons, movie theater access
Disabilities and the Disabled - Deaf and hard of hearing persons, movie theater access
Blind or Deaf Persons - Movie theater access, captioning

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