HB 1390

Bill Subjects

Civil Rights And Civil Rights Commission Hearing Impaired Persons; School For The Deaf Public Facilities Public Works And Improvements; Public Buildings; Public Property Telecommunications, Telephone, Television, Radio, And Internet

Abstract

Requires that an owner or operator of a public accommodation must activate closed captioning on all television receivers that are in use during regular hours. Specifies that an owner or operator of a public accommodation that has multiple television receivers on display for sale is required to activate closed captioning on at least one television receiver per group of five television receivers. Allows the civil rights commission to investigate violations and enforce compliance.