STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1116

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1009

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1009, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Require movie theaters to provide at least two showings per week per movie offered with open movie captioning;

(2) Remove movie theaters' option to provide lightweight eyewear to fulfill the movie captioning requirement; and

(3) Make the requirements permanent by repealing the sunset date from Act 39, Session Laws of Hawaii 2015.

The Office of Language Access, State Council on Developmental Disabilities, Hawai‘i Civil Rights Commission, Hawai‘i State Commission on the Status of Women, Hawaii Interpreting Services, O‘ahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, Oahu County Democrats, Hawaii Disability Rights Center, Aloha State Association of the Deaf, Hawaii Coalition for Children with Disabilities, and several concerned individuals testified in support of this measure. The Disability and Communication Access Board and Special Education Advisory Council commented on this measure.

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. 1009, 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