HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2292        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2691

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Ann-Margaret Ferrante

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to providing hearing and visual aids to deaf and blind viewers.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Ann-Margaret Ferrante

5th Essex

1/19/2017

Kate Hogan

3rd Middlesex

2/1/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2292        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2691

By Ms. Ferrante of Gloucester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2691) of Ann-Margaret Ferrante and Kate Hogan relative to providing closed captioning options for the deaf and narration services for the blind.  Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2873 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to providing hearing and visual aids to deaf and blind viewers.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1: Section 5 of Chapter 166A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (o) the following subsection:-

(p) Providing closed captioning options for the deaf and narration services for the blind.