Int 2020-2020
Open captioning at motion picture theatres.
This bill would require that movie theaters showing over 10 movies a week provide open captions for at least one quarter of all showings when a movie is shown four or more times. However, theaters more than four open caption showings of a single movie in one week would not be required. At least half of the open captioned showings would be during peak attendance hours. Peak attendance showings start after 5:59 and end before 11:01 on Friday and begin after 11:29 am and end before 11:01 pm on Saturday and Sunday. If fewer than one in eight showings is scheduled for peak attendance hours or similar times on other weekdays, the screening during those hours must be open captioned. Open caption showings that play at the same time do not count towards this minimum and a theater may show more open captioned movies than required. A theater must advertise open caption showings the same way they do other showings and must maintain documents to show compliance with these requirements for at least three years. A theater violating this law is subject to penalties. Films that are produced and distributed without open captioning are exempt from this requirement.
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Files (20)
Int. No. 2020
12/27/2021
Summary of Int. No. 2020
12/20/2021
July 28, 2020 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files
12/20/2021
Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 7-28-20
8/11/2020
Minutes of the Stated Meeting - July 28, 2020
10/14/2020
Committee Report 12/2/21
11/30/2021
Hearing Testimony 12/2/21
1/10/2022
Proposed Int. No. 2020-A - 12/10/21
1/10/2022
Committee Report 12/14/21
1/10/2022
Fiscal Impact Statement
3/29/2023
Committee Report - Stated Meeting
1/31/2022
December 15, 2021 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files
1/31/2022
Summary of Int. No. 2020-A
3/29/2023
Int. No. 2020-A (FINAL)
3/29/2023
Hearing Transcript 12/2/21
1/10/2022
Hearing Transcript 12/14/21
1/31/2022
Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 12-15-21
4/12/2022
Legislative Documents - Letter to the Mayor
3/29/2023
Local Law 37
3/29/2023
Minutes of the Stated Meeting - December 15, 2021
3/29/2023