SB 920 - Rupp, Scott
Requires real-time captioning for certain television programming
Bill Details
Sponsor
LR Number
4223S.01I
Title
SB 920
House Handler
N/A
Journal Page
Effective Date
August 28, 2008
Committee
Current Status
Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee
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Amendments
No amendments available
CURRENT BILL SUMMARY
SB 920 - This act requires all television stations located in the state with gross revenues in excess of three million dollars a year to provide real-time captioning of all local news, weather, and sports programming by January 1, 2009. Such stations may limit their expenditures for the captioning to two percent of their annual gross revenues.
ADRIANE CROUSE