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A04628Introduced in the Assembly

Requires a motion picture theater that offers more than ten motion picture showings per week to provide scheduled showings of motion pictures with open motion picture captioning such that at least one quarter of all showings of a motion picture with four or more showings during a one-week time period shall have open motion picture captioning; provides exceptions and penalties for violations.

IntroducedAssembly Codes

Introduced by Rebecca Seawright, District 76

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Requires a motion picture theater that offers more than ten motion picture showings per week to provide scheduled showings of motion pictures with open motion picture captioning such that at least one quarter of all showings of a motion picture with four or more showings during a one-week time period shall have open motion picture captioning; provides exceptions and penalties for violations.

Where it stands

print number 4628b

May 13, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

AssemblyStage: Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection Committee: Favorable refer to committee Codes · May 6, 2025

11

Yes

5

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

16 assemblymembers recorded in this Assembly vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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Bill history

  1. referred to consumer affairs and protection

  2. amend and recommit to consumer affairs and protection

  3. print number 4628a

  4. reported referred to codes

  5. referred to codes

  6. amend and recommit to codes

  7. print number 4628b

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