Connecticut 2017 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06174 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/19/2017

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 6174
January Session, 2017  LCO No. 1522
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Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. TERCYAK, 26th Dist. (By Request)

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 6174 

January Session, 2017

LCO No. 1522

*01522*

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES 

Introduced by:

REP. TERCYAK, 26th Dist.

(By Request)

AN ACT CONCERNING INCREASING OPEN-CAPTIONED FILM SCREENINGS FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to require movie theaters doing business in the state to increase the number of film screenings with open captioning to provide increased access to hearing-impaired persons.

Statement of Purpose: 

To increase access to movie theaters for hearing-impaired persons.