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SB 259 — Maryland

Places of Public Accommodation - Open Movie Captioning

Decreasing from eight to four the number of screens in a motion picture house above which the motion picture house is required to provide open movie captioning.

Latest action: Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m. · Jan 27, 2026

In committeeAccessibility - see also- Blind; Deaf; Disabilities; etcDeaf and Hard of HearingHuman RelationsMotion PicturesTheaters

Synopsis written by the legislature's own staff, as published on the official bill page. Status label is derived from the recorded actions. The full text below is the record.

Committees: Judicial Proceedings (Senate)

Updated Mar 17, 2026

Timeline

  1. First Reading Judicial Proceedings

    Jan 19, 2026 · Senate

  2. Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m.

    Jan 20, 2026 · Senate

  3. Hearing canceled

    Jan 27, 2026 · Senate

  4. Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m.

    Jan 27, 2026 · Senate

Sponsored by Carl Jackson

No recorded floor votes yet.

Fiscal and Policy Note — official analysis by legislative staff (PDF) Bill text (First reading) — Maryland General Assembly (PDF) Official record — Maryland General Assembly bill page

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