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
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Committees: Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
Cross-filed with HB 435 — the companion bill in the other chamber, as the legislature links it. Each bill keeps its own votes and status; they are never combined here.
Updated Mar 17, 2026
Timeline
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Jan 19, 2026 · Senate
Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m.
Jan 20, 2026 · Senate
Hearing canceled
Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m.
Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Sponsored by Carl Jackson
No recorded floor votes yet.
How we know this
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