Senate Bill 5486 would add more open-caption shows and require advertising and education
More open-caption movies may be coming to Washington State.
If Senate Bill 5486 passes, multiplexes of 6 or more screens will be required to show at least two OC screenings within each of the first two weeks of a movie’s release. At least one of those screenings must be during peak hours. After the first two weeks, at least one OC screening during peak hours will be required.
Smaller theaters will be required to provide an OC screening within 72 hours of a request, or comply with the OC requirements of larger multiplexes.
The bill also requires that an educational pamphlet be written for theaters and moviegoers, fines for theaters who are out of compliance, and adverting for OC screenings.
What you can do to support the bill:
The bill passed through the Law & Justice Committe and is now in the Senate Ways & Means Committee.
We’ll keep you posted on the bill’s progress.