Motion picture theaters; definitions, establishes requirements for open captioning.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 51.5-44.01, relating to motion picture theaters; open captioning.” Read the full text
2026 session
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 c
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 185 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Angelia Williams Graves
Recorded votes
Passed House (81-Y 17-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-24 · P · Y 81, N 17, X 1
Reported from Health and Human Services (19-Y 2-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-19 · P · Y 19, X 1, N 2
Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 13-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-06 · P · Y 27, N 13
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-04 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)Senate · 2026-02-03 · P · Y 10, N 4, X 1
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N)Senate · 2026-01-30 · P · Y 11, N 4
Rereferred from Education and Health and rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-01-22 · P · Y 14, X 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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