2025 Regular SessionWest Virginia Legislature

HB3013: Relating to open captioning for motion pictures

Legislative Summary

The purpose of this bill is to require exhibitors of motion pictures who operate two or more theatres in more than one location in this state to provide open captioning during at least two showings per week of each motion picture that is produced and offered with open captioning. The bill requires, when requested, audio description to be provided for any motion picture that is produced and offered with audio description.

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Bill History

2/27/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Delegates
2/27/2025
To Government Organization
House of Delegates
2/27/2025
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
2/27/2025
To House Government Organization
House of Delegates
2/28/2025
To House Government Adminstration
House of Delegates
3/21/2025
To House Government Organization
House of Delegates
3/27/2025
By substitute, do pass
House of Delegates
3/28/2025
On 1st reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/28/2025
Read 1st time
House of Delegates
3/31/2025
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/31/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
Passed House (Roll No. 318)
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
Communicated to Senate
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Introduced in Senate
Senate
4/2/2025
To Government Organization then Judiciary
Senate
4/2/2025
To Government Organization
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Passed House (Roll No. 318)
4/1/2025
91
Yea
8
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/1/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Government Organization(Senate)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/19705.6 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/19707.0 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/19706.0 KB