Senate2025-26 sessionFiscal note
ESSB 5486: Concerning open motion picture captioning in motion picture theaters.
Signed into law: Chapter 355, Laws of 2025
- Sponsor
- Orwall
- Introduced
- January 24, 2025
- Status
- C 355 L 25
- Last action
- Effective date 1/1/2026. (May 19, 2025)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Requires motion picture theaters to provide open captioning for certain movie screenings. Requires motion picture theaters to provide access to fully operational and well-maintained closed captioning technology.
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Floor votes
- House: Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 10, 202584 yea · 11 nay · 3 not voting
- Senate: Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 22, 202534 yea · 14 nay
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 11, 202545 yea · 3 nay · 1 not voting
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