WV HB5299 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 10-1)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-29 - To House Government Organization
Pending: House Government Organization Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 29 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-29 - To House Government Organization
Pending: House Government Organization Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to enact the Closed Captioning Act. The bill requires public places that have televisions for use by the public to have at least one half of those televisions to have their closed captioning feature activated at all times. The bill creates an exception. The bill defines terms, and establishes an effective date.
Title
The Closed Captioning Act
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-29 | House | To House Government Organization |
| 2024-01-29 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2024-01-29 | House | To Government Organization |
| 2024-01-29 | House | Filed for introduction |
