In the Senate - Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m.
Summary
The Senate bill reduces the number of screens at which a motion‑picture house must offer open captioning from eight to four. It requires qualifying theaters to show at least two open‑captioned screenings of each new film each week for the first three weeks after the film’s premiere, and then allows captioning with reasonable notice thereafter. The measure also clarifies closed‑captioning duties for public areas.
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