Senate Bill S2269A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires certain motion picture theaters to provide scheduled showings of motion pictures with open motion picture captioning

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-S2269 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4628
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 44-B §§1450 - 1453, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S8961, A9947

2025-S2269 - Summary

Requires a motion picture theater that offers more than ten motion picture showings per week to provide scheduled showings of motion pictures with open motion picture captioning such that at least one quarter of all showings of a motion picture with four or more showings during a one-week time period shall have open motion picture captioning; provides exceptions and penalties for violations.

2025-S2269 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S2269 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2269
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 16, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. HOYLMAN-SIGAL, WEBB -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed,  and  when  printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Consumer
   Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general  business  law,  in  relation  to  requiring
   certain  motion  picture  theaters  to  provide  scheduled showings of
   motion pictures with open motion picture captioning

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new article
 44-B to read as follows:
 
                               ARTICLE 44-B
                              OPEN CAPTIONING
 SECTION 1450. DEFINITIONS.
         1451. OPEN MOTION PICTURE CAPTIONING REQUIRED.
         1452. VIOLATIONS.
         1453. PREEMPTION.
         1454. ENFORCEMENT OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 1450. DEFINITIONS.  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING
 TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1. "MOTION PICTURE" MEANS A STORY OR EVENT RECORDED BY A CAMERA  AS  A
 SET OF MOVING IMAGES.
   2. "MOTION PICTURE THEATER" MEANS AN ENTITY IN THE BUSINESS OF PROVID-
 ING SHOWINGS OF MOTION PICTURES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
   3.  "OPEN  MOTION  PICTURE  CAPTIONING"  MEANS  THE WRITTEN, ON-SCREEN
 DISPLAY OF A  MOTION  PICTURE'S  DIALOGUE  AND  NON-SPEECH  INFORMATION,
 INCLUDING  MUSIC,  THE  IDENTITY  OF  THE CHARACTER WHO IS SPEAKING, AND
 OTHER SOUNDS AND SOUND EFFECTS.
   4. "PEAK MOTION PICTURE ATTENDANCE HOURS" MEANS THE HOURS BETWEEN FIVE
 FIFTY-NINE IN THE EVENING AND ONE MINUTE  PAST  ELEVEN  O'CLOCK  IN  THE
 EVENING  ON FRIDAY AND THE HOURS BETWEEN ELEVEN TWENTY-NINE IN THE MORN-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02942-01-5
              

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2025-S2269A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4628
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 44-B §§1450 - 1453, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S8961, A9947

2025-S2269A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a motion picture theater that offers more than ten motion picture showings per week to provide scheduled showings of motion pictures with open motion picture captioning such that at least one quarter of all showings of a motion picture with four or more showings during a one-week time period shall have open motion picture captioning; provides exceptions and penalties for violations.

2025-S2269A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S2269A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2269--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 16, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, KRUEGER, MAY, SALAZAR, WEBB,
   WEBER  --  read  twice  and  ordered  printed,  and when printed to be
   committed  to  the  Committee  on  Consumer  Protection  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general  business law, in relation to requiring
   certain motion picture  theaters  to  provide  scheduled  showings  of
   motion pictures with open motion picture captioning
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new article
 44-B to read as follows:
 
                               ARTICLE 44-B
                              OPEN CAPTIONING
 SECTION 1450. DEFINITIONS.
         1451. OPEN MOTION PICTURE CAPTIONING REQUIRED.
         1452. VIOLATIONS.
         1453. PREEMPTION.
   § 1450. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE,  THE  FOLLOWING
 TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1.  "MOTION  PICTURE" MEANS A STORY OR EVENT RECORDED BY A CAMERA AS A
 SET OF MOVING IMAGES.
   2. "MOTION PICTURE THEATER" MEANS AN ENTITY IN THE BUSINESS OF PROVID-
 ING SHOWINGS OF MOTION PICTURES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
   3. "OPEN MOTION  PICTURE  CAPTIONING"  MEANS  THE  WRITTEN,  ON-SCREEN
 DISPLAY  OF  A  MOTION  PICTURE'S  DIALOGUE  AND NON-SPEECH INFORMATION,
 INCLUDING MUSIC, THE IDENTITY OF THE  CHARACTER  WHO  IS  SPEAKING,  AND
 OTHER SOUNDS AND SOUND EFFECTS.
   4. "PEAK MOTION PICTURE ATTENDANCE HOURS" MEANS THE HOURS BETWEEN FIVE
 FIFTY-NINE  IN  THE  EVENING  AND  ONE MINUTE PAST ELEVEN O'CLOCK IN THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02942-03-5
              

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