HB 1531: EMERGENCY; OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS; BROADCAST MEDIA; AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE; SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER

Requires the Governor or mayor of a county, during a state of emergency, to provide an American Sign Language interpreter at each live broadcast press conference.  Requires the Governor or mayor of a county to provide a primary pool feed for any live official announcement that includes an American Sign Language interpreter in a picture-in-picture window, and does not require broadcasters that rebroadcast the official announcement to independently generate or insert this accessibility feature.  Requires, to the fullest extent possible, that the American Sign Language interpreter's face, body, arms, and hands are visible.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (HD2)