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Long Title
AN ACT REQUIRING ALL OWNERS OR OPERATORS OF TELEVISION NETWORKS OR STATIONS AND PRODUCERS OF TELEVISION NEWS PROGRAMS TO BROADCAST THEIR NEWS PROGRAMS WITH SUBTITLES AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF
Date filed
July 1, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00299 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REQUIRING ALL OWNERS OR OPERATORS OF TELEVISION NETWORKS OR STATIONS AND PRODUCERS OF TELEVISION NEWS PROGRAMS TO BROADCAST THEIR NEWS PROGRAMS WITH SUBTITLES AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF |
| ABSTRACT : Television is the most popular means of communication. Unfortunatley, it denies hearing-impaired individuals the full audio-visual experience to be informed of current happenings in the world. This bill seeks to require all franchise holders, operators of television networks or stations and producers of television programs to broadcast their newscast or new programs, which are national and regional in scope, with subtitles in order to benefit persons with hearing disabilities. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : LAPUS, JESLI A. |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Amin (006 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION ON 2004-07-27 |
Abstract
Television is the most popular means of communication. Unfortunatley, it denies hearing-impaired individuals the full audio-visual experience to be informed of current happenings in the world. This bill seeks to require all franchise holders, operators of television networks or stations and producers of television programs to broadcast their newscast or new programs, which are national and regional in scope, with subtitles in order to benefit persons with hearing disabilities.
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