STAND. COM. REP. NO.  893

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 475

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 475, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOVIE THEATRES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

     (1)  Extend the sunset date to July 1, 2020 of Act 39, Session Laws of Hawaii 2015, which established the requirement that movie theaters shall, under certain conditions and circumstances, provide open movie captioning and audio descriptions of motion pictures; and

     (2)  Require the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to conduct a survey and report to the Legislature on the operational and financial impact that Act 39 has had on movie theaters that are required to comply with the Act.

A concerned individual supported this measure.  The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, State Council on Developmental Disabilities, Disability and Communication Access Board, Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, and The Georgia E. Morikawa Center offered comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 475, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair