New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey S3237: Closed captioning, on televisions in State buildings-display
Status: Signed into law, July 30, 2026
Provides televisions in State buildings shall display closed captioning for programming.
What the bill says
An Act providing that televisions in State buildings shall display closed captioning for programming and supplementing Title 52 of the Revised Statutes. Jersey: 1. Every television that is located in any portion of a building owned or leased by the State for the use of any State agency that is available for viewing by members of the public or public employees shall continuously display closed captioning for all programming for which closed captioning is available. As used in this section: Closed captioning means the visual display of written words on a television screen of the audio portion.
From the chaptered text, July 30, 2026:
An Act providing that televisions in State buildings shall display closed captioning for programming and supplementing Title 52 of the Revised Statutes. Jersey: 1. Every television that is located in any portion of a building owned or leased by the State for the use of any State agency that is available for viewing by members of the public or public employees shall continuously display closed captioning for all programming for which closed captioning is available. As used in this section: Closed captioning means the visual display of written words on a television screen of the audio portion of video programming; and State agency means any of the principal departments in the Executive Branch of the State Government, and any division, board, bureau, office, commission or other instrumentality within or created by such department, and, to the extent consistent with law, any interstate agency to which New Jersey is a party and any independent State authority, commission, instrumentality, or agency. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any television manufactured prior to the effective date of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill) that cannot accommodate closed captioning. 2. This act shall take effect immediately. STATEMENT The purpose of this bill is to enable persons to more easily understand television programs in State buildings. …