2022 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB1238: Places of Public Accommodation - Motion Picture Houses - Captioning
Legislative Summary
Requiring all motion picture houses to offer closed captioning for each screening of a motion picture; and requiring that certain motion picture houses provide open captioning for at least two screenings each week.
Bill History
2/11/2022
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
2/14/2022
Hearing 3/08 at 1:30 p.m.
House of Delegates
2/15/2022
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
2/17/2022
Reassigned to Economic Matters
House of Delegates
2/17/2022
Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/17/2022
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
House of Delegates
3/17/2022
Favorable with Amendments {453623/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/17/2022
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/18/2022
Third Reading Passed (108-21)
House of Delegates
3/21/2022
Referred Judicial Proceedings
Senate
3/23/2022
Hearing 4/05 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
Amendments
Favorable with Amendments 453623/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 453623/1 Adopted
3/17/2022Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
3/18/2022
108
Yea
21
Nay
3
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/18/2022)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judicial Proceedings(Senate)
Sine Die
Sponsors
Democrat: 14
Primary Sponsor
Harry Bhandari
Democrat