STAND. COM. REP. NO. 496

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 Judiciary, 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 provide greater accessibility to entertainment to the State's deaf and hard of hearing population by:

(1) Requiring movie theaters to provide at least two showings per week per movie offered with open movie captioning and making this requirement permanent; and

(2) Removing a movie theater's option to provide lightweight eyewear in lieu of open movie captioning.

The Disability and Communication Access Board, Hawai‘i Civil Rights Commission, Office of Language Access, Hawai‘i State Commission on the Status of Women, Aloha State Association of the Deaf, Special Education Advisory Council, Hawaii Disability Rights Center, and many individuals supported this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary 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 be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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CHRIS LEE, Chair