Motion picture theaters; definitions, establishes requirements for open captioning.

It became law on Apr 6, 2026.

VA HB 602 · House Bill · 2026

Stage: Became law
Started in: House
Sponsors: +39
Latest action: Apr 6, 2026

What it does

Open captioning at motion picture theaters. Establishes requirements for open captioning for motion picture theaters. The bill requires all motion picture theater companies, excluding outdoor theaters such as drive-in theaters, that own, operate, control, or lease five or more locations in the Commonwealth and are open to the general public to provide open captioning on any film that has at least seven showings per operating week for a period greater than one operating week, provided that open captioning is available to the theater for such film as part of the digital cinema package. The bill specifies that (i) within the first two operating weeks following a film's release, a theater shall…

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