West Virginia SB537 mandates that public places with televisions must have at least half of them with closed captioning activated at all times.

West Virginia SB537, the Closed Captioning Act, requires public places such as health care facilities, restaurants, and sports venues to ensure that at least half of their televisions have their closed captioning feature activated at all times. This applies to any public area open to the general public. The bill defines "closed captioning" as a transcript of the audio portion of a television program displayed on the screen when activated. An exception is made if no television receiver is available or if the only available receiver does not support closed captioning.

West Virginia SB537 mandates that public places with televisions must have at least half of them with closed captioning activated at all times.

West Virginia SB537, the Closed Captioning Act, requires public places such as health care facilities, restaurants, and sports venues to ensure that at least half of their televisions have their closed captioning feature activated at all times. This applies to any public area open to the general public. The bill defines "closed captioning" as a transcript of the audio portion of a television program displayed on the screen when activated. An exception is made if no television receiver is available or if the only available receiver does not support closed captioning.