A bill for an act relating to closed captioning in places of public accommodation, and providing for civil penalties.

This Iowa bill requires public accommodations (such as restaurants, stores, and theaters) to enable closed captions on all TVs and online broadcasts shown to the public during business hours. Businesses must keep captions enabled unless a customer specifically requests to disable them on a single device, and must restore captions when that customer stops viewing or leaves. Violations carry a $25 civil penalty per incident, with collected fines deposited into the state general fund. The bill directly affects any business displaying video content to customers in public spaces.