City of Tacoma - File #: ORD28649

• File #: ORD28649
• Version: 1
• Name: ORD - Amending TMC Chapter 1.29 - Closed Captioning
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 11/14/2019
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 12/17/2019
• Final action: 12/17/2019
• Title: An ordinance amending Chapter 1.29 of the Municipal Code, related to the Human Rights Commission, by adding a new Section 1.29.190, entitled "Provision of Universal Closed Captioning," to require persons owning or managing a place of public accommodations to activate closed captioning on television receivers located within the City, effective March 1, 2020. [Lucas Smiraldo, Management Analyst II; Diane Powers, Director, Office of Equity and Human Rights]
• Sponsors: Chris Beale, Keith Blocker, Catherine Ushka

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/17/2019	1	City Council	passed
12/17/2019	1	City Council	passed	Pass
12/10/2019	1	City Council	set over for final reading

Title

An ordinance amending Chapter 1.29 of the Municipal Code, related to the
Human Rights Commission, by adding a new Section 1.29.190, entitled
“Provision of Universal Closed Captioning,” to require persons owning or

managing a place of public accommodations to activate closed captioning on

television receivers located within the City, effective March 1, 2020.

[Lucas Smiraldo, Management Analyst II; Diane Powers, Director,
Office of Equity and Human Rights]