Bills covering topics from breach notifications to closed captioning passed through the Senate and are on their way to the House.

SB 6182 requires that televisions in public areas must have closed captions enabled unless the programming available is incapable of displaying closed captioning. Additionally, if there are multiple televisions in a public area, 50% of the televisions must have closed captions enabled. Any television without closed captions available must clearly display that they don’t have volume or are on mute.

SB 6187 expands breach notification requirements to include the last four digits of a resident’s SSN. Currently, cities are required to notify residents if their full social security number, among other identifying information, is compromised during a data breach.

SB 6643 allows for cities to submit a resolution to the vote of the people to change the city’s form of government to council-manager and directly elect a council chair (mayor) in the same election. This new process will enable cities to more quickly change the form of government to better serve residents. AWC supports this legislation.

Dates to remember

SB 6182 is scheduled for public hearing in the House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee at 10 am on Tuesday, February 25.

SB 6187 is scheduled for public hearing in the House Innovation, Technology & Economic Development Committee at 10 am on Tuesday, February 25.

SB 6643 is scheduled for public hearing in the House Local Government Committee at 10 am on Tuesday, February 25.