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2004 SESSION

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HB 691 Musical entertainment; hotels & restaurants that contract for events may provide hearing protection.

Introduced by: Harvey B. Morgan | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Prevention of noise-induced hearing loss. Requires any entity subject to licensure as a hotel or restaurant or other facility under Title 35.1 that contracts for events including live or recorded musical entertainment that may or will exceed the maximum noise level of 80 decibels, or such other lower noise level as the Board of Health shall determine, at which noise-induced hearing loss occurs, shall, as a condition of obtaining or renewing such licensure, offer and make available with or without charge individual hearing protection devices, such as earplugs, to patrons upon admission to events including such musical entertainment.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 044006428  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 044006428
• 01/14/04  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/19/04  House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 4
• 01/22/04  House: Tabled in General Laws (22-Y 0-N)