RI S2595 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on February 25 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-05-05 - Committee continued
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 25 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-05-05 - Committee continued
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires movie theaters to provide open captioning for persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.
Title
Equal Rights Of Blind And Deaf Persons To Public Facilities
Sponsors
| Sen. William Walaska [D] | Sen. Michael McCaffrey [D] | Sen. Frank Ciccone [D] | Sen. Erin Lynch Prata [D] |
| Sen. Erin Lynch Prata [D] | Sen. Walter Felag [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-05 | Senate | Committee continued |
| 2016-05-03 | Senate | Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/05/2016) |
| 2016-03-31 | Senate | Meeting postponed (04/05/2016) |
| 2016-03-25 | Senate | Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration |
| 2016-02-25 | Senate | Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services |
Subjects
Rhode Island State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://status.rilegislature.gov/ |
| Text | https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText16/SenateText16/S2595.pdf |
