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SB 2121: EMERGENCY; OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS; BROADCAST MEDIA; AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE; SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Senate
  • Latest Version Date: 2026-01-14

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-02-18: The committee on PSM deferred the measure.)

Introduced

In Committee

First Chamber

In Committee

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Requires the Governor or mayor of a county to provide an American Sign Language interpreter during each official announcement broadcast via television or the Internet during a state of emergency.  Requires the Governor or mayor of a county to ensure, to the fullest extent possible, that the American Sign Language interpreter's face, body, arms, and hands are visible during the broadcast.  Requires a news media outlet to display the American Sign Language interpreter in a picture-in-picture window during broadcasts of official emergency announcements.

Discussed in Hearing

Senate Standing Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs6MIN
Feb 18, 2026

Senate Standing Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs

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