5027 AMH CALD LEIN 240

SB 5027 - H AMD TO CRJ COMM AMD (H-1320.1/21) 487

By Representative Caldier

ADOPTED 04/05/2021

On page 1, after line 18 of the striking amendment, insert the following:

"(c) A place of public accommodation may deactivate closed captioning on a television receiver actively displaying text at the request of a vision impaired person. The deactivation of closed captioning is for the length of time the requestor is at the place of public accommodation."

EFFECT: Allows a place of public accommodation to deactivate closed captioning at the request of a person who has a visual impairment. The period of deactivation is for the length of time the requestor is at the place of public accommodation.

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