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SB537Introduced in the Senate

Creating Closed Captioning Act

IntroducedSenate Government Organization

Introduced by Vince Deeds, District 10

What does this bill do?

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Official description

The purpose of this bill is to enact the Closed Captioning Act. The bill requires public places that have televisions for use by the public to have at least one half of those televisions to have their closed captioning feature activated at all times. The bill creates an exception. The bill defines terms, and establishes an effective date.

Where it stands

To Government Organization

January 20, 2026

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Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. To Government Organization then Judiciary

  3. Introduced in Senate

  4. To Government Organization

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