THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2797
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO MOVIE THEATERS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 489-9, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

"(a) A public accommodation that owns, leases, leases to, or operates a motion picture theater in more than two locations in the State shall provide[:

(1) Open]open movie captioning during at least [one showing] two showings per week of each motion picture that is produced and offered with open movie captioning[; or]

(2) A personal closed captioning system by means of lightweight eyewear for a motion picture that is produced and offered with closed captioning content]."

SECTION 2. Act 39, Session Laws of Hawaii 2015, as amended by Act 211, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, is amended by amending section 3 to read as follows:

"SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2016 [, and shall be repealed on January 1, 2020]."

SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2018.

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________
	BY REQUEST

Report Title:

Motion Picture Theater Accommodation; Closed Captioning; Open Movie Captioning; Audio Description

Description:

Repeals the sunset date from Act 39, Session Laws of Hawaii 2015, and makes permanent the requirement to offer open captioning during at least two showings per week of each motion picture that is produced and offered with open captioning.

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