Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 12, 2016 | print number 5348a |
Jan 12, 2016 | amend and recommit to codes |
Jan 06, 2016 | referred to codes |
May 13, 2015 | referred to codes |
senate Bill S5348A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
William J. Larkin, Jr.
(R, C) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
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- Delivered to Governor
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S5348 - Details
S5348 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5348 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the civil rights law, in relation to requiring places of public accommodation, resort or amusement that oper- ate televisions during regular hours of operation to provide closed captioning on certain televisions upon request PURPOSE: This bill will require, upon request, places of public accommodation to enable closed captioning on televisions in public areas to assist persons who are hard of hearing. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill amends the civil rights law by adding a new section 79-o as it relates to requiring closed captioning, upon request, in places of public accommodation during the hours of operation. It provides for exemptions if the televisions in the public area are not capable of closed captioning or if two televisions are broadcasting the same channel than only one television is subject to the requirement. Section two of the bill relates to the effective date. JUSTIFICATION:
S5348 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5348 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 13, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LARKIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to requiring places of public accommodation, resort or amusement that operate televisions during regular hours of operation to provide closed captioning on certain televisions upon request THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section 79-o to read as follows: S 79-O. CLOSED CAPTIONING IN PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION, RESORT OR AMUSEMENT. 1. A PLACE OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION, RESORT OR AMUSEMENT, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, SHALL UPON REQUEST BE REQUIRED TO HAVE CLOSED CAPTIONING ENABLED ON ALL TELEVISIONS THAT ARE LOCATED IN THE PUBLIC AREA OF SUCH ESTABLISHMENT DURING REGULAR HOURS OF BUSINESS. THE REGULAR HOURS OF BUSINESS OF THE PLACE OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION, RESORT OR AMUSEMENT SHALL BE THE HOURS OF OPERATION AS POSTED IN SUCH ESTABLISHMENT. 2. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY IF: (A) NO TELEVISIONS IN THE PUBLIC AREA OF THE PLACE OF PUBLIC ACCOMMO- DATION, RESORT OR AMUSEMENT ARE CAPABLE OF PROVIDING CLOSED CAPTIONING; OR (B) IN THE EVENT THAT TWO TELEVISIONS IN THE PUBLIC AREA OF THE PLACE OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION, RESORT OR AMUSEMENT HAVE THE SAME CHANNEL BEING BROADCAST, ONLY ONE OF THE TELEVISIONS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THIS SECTION. 3. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION: (A) "CLOSED CAPTIONING" SHALL MEAN A FEATURE ON A TELEVISION THAT WHEN ACTIVATED WILL VISUALLY DISPLAY A TRANSCRIPTION OF THE AUDIO PORTION OF VIDEO PROGRAMMING; AND (B) "PUBLIC AREA" SHALL MEAN THE SECTION OF A PLACE OF PUBLIC ACCOMMO- DATION, RESORT OR AMUSEMENT THAT IS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. S 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2016. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
Co-Sponsors
Tony Avella
(D) 0 Senate District
S5348A (ACTIVE) - Details
S5348A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5348A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the civil rights law, in relation to requiring places of public accommodation, resort or amusement that operate televisions during regular hours of operation to provide closed captioning on certain televisions upon request PURPOSE : This bill will require, upon request, places of public accommodation to enable closed captioning on televisions in public areas to assist persons who are hard of hearing. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section one of the bill amends the civil rights law by adding a new section 79-o as it relates to requiring closed captioning, upon request, in places of public accommodation during the hours of operation. It provides for exemptions if the televisions in the public area are not capable of closed captioning or if two televisions are broadcasting the same channel than only one television is subject to the requirement. Section two of the bill relates to the effective date.
S5348A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5348--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 13, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LARKIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes -- recommitted to the Committee on Codes in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to requiring places of public accommodation, resort or amusement that operate televisions during regular hours of operation to provide closed captioning on certain televisions upon request THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section 79-o to read as follows: S 79-O. CLOSED CAPTIONING IN PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION, RESORT OR AMUSEMENT. 1. A PLACE OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION, RESORT OR AMUSEMENT, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, SHALL UPON REQUEST BE REQUIRED TO HAVE CLOSED CAPTIONING ENABLED ON ALL TELEVISIONS THAT ARE LOCATED IN THE PUBLIC AREA OF SUCH ESTABLISHMENT DURING REGULAR HOURS OF BUSINESS. THE REGULAR HOURS OF BUSINESS OF THE PLACE OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION, RESORT OR AMUSEMENT SHALL BE THE HOURS OF OPERATION AS POSTED IN SUCH ESTABLISHMENT. 2. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY IF: (A) NO TELEVISIONS IN THE PUBLIC AREA OF THE PLACE OF PUBLIC ACCOMMO- DATION, RESORT OR AMUSEMENT ARE CAPABLE OF PROVIDING CLOSED CAPTIONING; OR (B) IN THE EVENT THAT TWO TELEVISIONS IN THE PUBLIC AREA OF THE PLACE OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION, RESORT OR AMUSEMENT HAVE THE SAME CHANNEL BEING BROADCAST, ONLY ONE OF THE TELEVISIONS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THIS SECTION. 3. AS USED IN THIS SECTION: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02962-04-6
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