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Jurisdiction
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Bill Number
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Title
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Bill Status
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Bill Summary
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Arkansas
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H 1650
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Resale Consumer Protection Act
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Enacted
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Concerns about the sale of event tickets; creates the event ticketing and resale consumer protection act; provides that a local government shall not enact or adopt an ordinance, policy, regulation, or action that prohibits the sale or resale of a ticket for admission to a legal event at any price or prohibit the charge of any fee in connection with the sale or resale.
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Arkansas
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H 1715
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Additional Ticket Fees for Student Activities
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Failed
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Prohibits additional ticket fees for student activities; amends the law concerning elementary and secondary student activities; amends the law concerning contracts and public school districts.
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California
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A 8
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Ticket Sellers
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Pending - Carryover
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Imposes various disclosure requirements on ticket sellers relating to ticket price, including that the ticket seller would be prohibited from advertising, displaying, or offering a price for a ticket that does not include all fees or charges that must be paid to purchase the ticket other than taxes or fees imposed by a government on the transaction.
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California
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S 785
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Consumer Protection: Ticket Sellers
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Pending - Carryover
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Provides that existing law prohibits specified ticket selling practices and imposes certain recordkeeping and disclosure requirements. Revises and recasts those provisions to impose similar requirements, as applicable, to original sellers, event presenters, ticket resellers, and ticket marketplaces, and to require original sellers, ticket resellers, and ticket marketplaces to be registered with the secretary of state.
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California
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S 829
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Ticket Sellers: Exclusivity
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Pending - Carryover
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Prohibits the operator of an entertainment facility and a primary ticket seller from entering into a contract that provides for the primary ticket seller to be the exclusive ticket seller for the operator of the entertainment facility. Prohibits threatening or seeking to enforce such a provision or to otherwise penalize an operator of an entertainment facility for entering into an agreement with another primary ticket seller.
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Colorado
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S 60
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Consumer Protection in Event Ticket Sales
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Vetoed
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Concerns consumer protections in event ticket sales.
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Connecticut
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S 392
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Electronic Ticketing and Ticket Resale Marketplaces
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Failed
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Concerns electronic ticketing and ticket resale marketplaces; imposes various duties on operators of entertainment ticketing marketplaces and entertainment ticket resale marketplaces doing business in this state.
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Connecticut
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S 1058
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Attorney Generals Recommendations
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Enacted
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Relates to charitable organizations, telecommunications and the attorney general's recommendations regarding consumer protection; provides that if a price is charged for admission to a place of entertainment, the operator of the place of entertainment shall print, endorse or otherwise disclose on the face of each ticket to an entertainment event at such place of entertainment the price established for such ticket or, if such operator sells or resells such ticket, including at auction, the final price.
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Florida
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H 317
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Resale of Tickets
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Failed - Adjourned
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Relates to resale of tickets; provides requirements for websites of ticket resellers; provides for donation, transfer, and resale of certain tickets; authorizes original seller to request certain information from final ticket holders; prohibits original ticket seller from taking certain actions against person who purchases or resells ticket; preempts regulation of sale or resale of tickets to state.
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Florida
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S 388
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Resale of Tickets
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Failed - Adjourned
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Relates to resale of tickets; provides requirements for websites of ticket resellers; provides for the donation, transfer, and resale of certain tickets; authorizes the original seller to request certain information from subsequent ticket holders; prohibits the original ticket seller from taking certain actions against a person who purchases or resells a ticket; preempts regulation of the sale or resale of tickets to the state.
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Georgia
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H 83
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Athletic and Entertainment Commission
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Pending - Carryover
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Relates to the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission, to provide for restriction of access to contests and events; provides for revocation of licenses; provides for enforcement of policies; provides for a definition; provides for related matters; repeals conflicting laws.
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Georgia
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H 398
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Professions and Businesses
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Pending - Carryover
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Relates to ticket brokers; removes an exception permitting certain resale restrictions; provides that resale restrictions are void and against public policy; provides for related matters; repeals conflicting laws.
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Georgia
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S 153
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Business and Occupation Taxes
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Pending - Carryover
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Relates to specific, business, and occupation taxes, to authorize local governments to levy a public safety stadium surcharge as a tax upon original ticket sales for events at eligible venues; provides for legislative intent; provides for definitions; creates special districts; provides for terms, conditions, and limitations; provides for audits; provides for related matters; provides for an effective date; repeals conflicting laws.
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Georgia
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S 183
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Ticket Brokers
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Pending - Carryover
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Relates to ticket brokers; removes an exception permitting certain resale restrictions; provides that resale restrictions are void and against public policy; provides for related matters; repeals conflicting laws.
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Hawaii
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S 367
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Event Ticket Sales Practices
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Pending - Carryover
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Caps the service charges for a primary and secondary ticket seller; requires website operators to guarantee refunds in certain circumstances and disclose that the website is not the primary ticket seller; prohibits variable demand pricing, speculative tickets, and the use of bots; makes conforming amendments.
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Illinois
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S 2445
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Ticket Sale and Resale Act
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Pending
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Amends the Ticket Sale and Resale Act; makes a technical change in a section concerning the short title.
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Louisiana
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H 341
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Consumers and Protection
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Failed - Adjourned
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Provides relative to live event ticketing.
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Louisiana
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H 450
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Events Rebate Sales and Use Tax Revenue
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Enacted
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Authorizes the governing authority of East Baton Rouge Parish to rebate sales and use tax revenue collected on the sale of admission tickets to certain events; provides that the event was held in a publicly owned facility that has a seating capacity of at least specified amount and was held for specified number of days, and average daily attendance was at least specified amount.
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Maine
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H 446
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Resale of Tickets
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Enacted
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Requires that anyone engaged in the resale of tickets to entertainment events must refund the amount paid by the customer if the event is cancelled, the ticket is not accepted by the entity holding the event, the ticket is cancelled by the entity holding the entertainment event or the person who purchased the ticket does not receive the ticket in time to attend the event.
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Maryland
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H 795
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Event Goer Rights and Accountable Sales Act
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Failed
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Requires a ticket issuer, primary ticket sales platform, or secondary ticket exchange to implement a certain refund policy for tickets to certain entertainment events; prohibits a ticket issuer or seller from restricting the resale, transfer, or offer of resale of tickets or requiring certain identification at the venue; requires a ticket seller, primary ticket sales platform, or secondary ticket exchange platform to display certain information.
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Maryland
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S 852
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Event Goer Rights and Accountable Sales Act
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Failed - Adjourned
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Requires a ticket issuer, primary ticket sales platform, or secondary ticket exchange to implement a certain refund policy for tickets to certain entertainment events; prohibits a ticket issuer or seller from restricting the resale, transfer, or offer of resale of tickets or requiring certain identification at the venue; requires a ticket seller, primary ticket sales platform, or secondary ticket exchange platform to display certain information.
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Massachusetts
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H 259
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Transparent Ticket Pricing
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Pending
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Ensures transparent ticket pricing.
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Massachusetts
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H 373
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Issuance and Sale of Sports and Entertainment Tickets
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Pending
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Relates to the issuance and sale of sports and entertainment tickets.
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Massachusetts
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H 3975
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Ticket Transactions
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Pending
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Relates to certain ticket transactions.
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Massachusetts
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S 144
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Issuance and Sale of Sports and Entertainment Tickets
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Pending
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Modernizes the issuance and sale of sports and entertainment tickets.
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Massachusetts
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S 215
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Fair Distribution and Pricing of Event Tickets
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Pending
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Relates to the fair distribution and pricing of event tickets.
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Massachusetts
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S 2442
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Transparent Ticket Prices
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Pending
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Ensures transparent ticket pricing.
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Minnesota
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H 1989
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Consumer Protection
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Pending - Carryover
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Relates to consumer protection; regulates ticket sales to places of entertainment; provides for civil penalties.
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Minnesota
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S 2003
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Consumer Protection
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Pending - Carryover
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Relates to consumer protection; requires disclosures relating to ticket sales.
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Nevada
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S 444
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Excise Tax on Live Entertainment Events
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Failed - Adjourned
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Relates to taxation; imposes an excise tax on certain resales of admission to live entertainment events; repeals the exemption for certain athletic events involving a professional team based in this state from the excise tax on live entertainment.
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New Hampshire
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S 201
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Resale of Tickets
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Pending
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Makes the resale of event tickets by a person who is not the venue or an authorized agent of the venue without prominent display and acknowledgment of that condition an unlawful act under the consumer protection regulations.
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New Jersey
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A 195
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Online Ticket Sales Security
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Pending
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Prohibits circumventing security measures for certain online ticket sales.
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New Jersey
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A 1098
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Ticket Consumer Choice Act
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Pending
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Concerns the Ticket Consumer Choice Act.
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New Jersey
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A 2611
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Entertainment Entry Tickets
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Failed
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Addresses fees charged for tickets for entry to places of entertainment and format in which tickets can be issued to ticket buyer.
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New Jersey
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A 2925
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Paperless Ticketing Systems Limits
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Pending
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Limits use of paperless ticketing systems.
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New Jersey
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A 5287
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Tickets Sales Fee Disclosure
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Pending
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Establishes requirements for fee disclosure and for fees allowed as part of sale for certain tickets.
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New Jersey
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A 5288
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Website Ticket Availability Display
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Pending
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Requires ticket website operators to display certain information regarding ticket availability.
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New Jersey
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A 5289
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Website Ticket Resale
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Pending
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Requires certain notice when redirecting consumers to website for ticket resale and establishes certain requirements for websites offering tickets for resale.
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New Jersey
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A 5638
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Registered Ticket Brokers Website List
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Pending
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Requires Division of Consumer Affairs display list of all registered ticket brokers on division's website.
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New Jersey
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A 5639
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Sales of Tickets Restrictions
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Pending
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Prohibits sale of tickets not in reseller's possession.
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New Jersey
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AR 179
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Ticket Sale Industry
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Pending
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Urges Congress to respond to consolidation of ticket sale industry.
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New Jersey
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S 758
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State Ticket Consumer Choice
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Pending
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Concerns the state Ticket Consumer Choice Act.
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New Jersey
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S 2801
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Online Ticket Sales Security
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Pending
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Prohibits circumventing security measures for certain online ticket sales.
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New Jersey
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S 2805
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Online Ticket Sales Security
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Pending
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Prohibits circumventing security measures for certain online ticket sales.
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New Jersey
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S 3329
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Selling and Reselling of Tickets
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Pending
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Revises provisions related to selling and reselling of tickets.
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New Jersey
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S 3995
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Registered Ticket Brokers Website Listing
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Pending
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Requires Division of Consumer Affairs display list of all registered ticket brokers on division's website.
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New Jersey
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S 4031
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Ticket Sales Restrictions and Rules
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Pending
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Prohibits sale of tickets not in reseller's possession.
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New Mexico
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S 100
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Equitable Access to Event Tickets
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Failed - Adjourned
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Relates to equitable access to event tickets.
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New York
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A 511
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Transparency in Ticket Reselling Marketplaces
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Pending
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Increases transparency in ticket reselling marketplaces by requiring ticket resellers to have accounts which show their name and a photo of them.
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New York
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A 1081
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Tax on Combative Sport Event Ticket Sales
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Failed
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Reduces the tax on combative sport event ticket sales to 5%.
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New York
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A 2595
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Ticket Distributors
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Pending
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Requires ticket distributors to refund the purchase price of tickets within a specified number of days after a cancelled or rescheduled event.
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New York
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A 5254
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Tax on Combative Sport Event Ticket Sales
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Pending
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Reduces the tax on combative sport event ticket sales to 3%.
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New York
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A 5881
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Live Event Ticket Sales
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Pending
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Enacts into law components of legislation that relate to live event ticket sales; institutes civil penalties for utilizing ticket purchasing software; institutes new penalties for second offenses for licensees and for any person, firm, corporation or entity who is made aware of the utilization of ticket purchasing software and does not notify the attorney general of such utilization.
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New York
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S 4923
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Live Event Ticket Sales
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Pending
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Enacts into law components of legislation that relate to live event ticket sales; institutes civil penalties for utilizing ticket purchasing software; institutes new penalties for second offenses for licensees and for any person, firm, corporation or entity who is made aware of the utilization of ticket purchasing software and does not notify the attorney general of such utilization.
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New York
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S 6034
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Tax on Combative Sport Event Ticket Sales
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Pending
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Amends the Tax Law, in relation to creating tax parity by imposing a specified percent tax on all combative sport event ticket sales.
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New York
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S 6193
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Taxes on Gross Receipts from Ticket Sales
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Pending
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Relates to taxes on gross receipts from ticket sales, broadcasting rights and digital streaming over the internet of combative sport events.
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New York
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S 6620
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Tax on Combative Sport Event Ticket Sales
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Pending
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Amends the Tax Law; reduces the tax on combative sport event ticket sales to 3%.
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North Carolina
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H 714
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North Carolina Junk Fee Prevention Act
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Pending
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Enacts the State Junk Fee Prevention Act.
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Oklahoma
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S 650
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Consumer Protection
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Enacted
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Provides that a person shall not use software to circumvent, thwart, interfere with, or evade a security measure, access control system, or other control measure on a ticket seller's Internet website or sell software that is advertised for profit with the express purpose to circumvent, thwart, interfere with, or evade a security measure, access control system, or other control or measure on a ticket seller's internet website.
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Pennsylvania
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H 636
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Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection
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Pending
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Prohibits unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce; provides that unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices mean, among other things, the advertising, displaying or offering a price on an event ticket, lodging platform or food delivery platform that does not clearly and conspicuously display the total price at the point in the shopping experience when the consumer is first shown the product or service.
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Pennsylvania
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H 1378
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Online Access Control Measures
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Pending
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Amends the act known as the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law; provides for online access control measures.
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Pennsylvania
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H 1658
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Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law
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Pending
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Provides that a reseller may not advertise, offer for sale, contract for the resale of a ticket or accept full or partial consideration for resale of a ticket unless specified requirements are met, including but not limited to that the reseller shall have possession or constructive possession of the ticket, or a written contract to obtain the ticket at a certain price from the rights holder or operator for the ticket; defines constructive possession.
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Pennsylvania
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S 970
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Unfair Trade Practices
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Pending
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Amends the act known as the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law; prohibits speculative ticketing acts or practices.
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Puerto Rico
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H 601
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Cancelled Show Consumer Ticket Sales Return
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Pending
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Amends the Promoter of Public Shows Act; orders to provide for the return to the consumer of the charges for services in the sale of tickets, when the shows have been canceled; imposes that obligation on ticket companies when they have been hired to perform that function; establishes an administrative fine for non-compliance with the provisions of this Law.
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Puerto Rico
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H 1794
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Public Show Promoter Law
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Pending
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Establishes the Public Show Ticket Sales Transparency Act; amends specified section of Law No. 182-1996, as amended, known as the Public Show Promoter Law; establishes standards of transparency and fair practices in the ticket sales industry for public shows in Puerto Rico; establishes the duties of promoters and service providers for the sale and sale of tickets to consumers; prohibits the resale of tickets for public shows; establishes the powers of the Department of Consumer Affairs.
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Puerto Rico
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HR 995
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Sale of Tickets
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Adopted
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Relates to carry out an investigation and analysis on the effect both on the Puerto Rican consumer, as well as on the small and medium merchant, that causes and/or has caused the granting of a certain exclusive contract that the main facilities for the celebration of public shows have granted to a single company for the sale of tickets for each event held in said facilities; relates to the policies public policies existing and those designed in other states or territories.
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Puerto Rico
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S 873
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Resale of Tickets for Events and Public Shows
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Pending
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Relates to Act to Regulate the Practice of Resale of Tickets for Events and Public Shows; establishes the responsibilities of the Department of Consumer Affairs to comply with the provisions of this act.
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Puerto Rico
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S 1196
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Sale of Tickets
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Pending
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Establishes a law for the guarantee of alternatives to the consumer in the sale of tickets for shows held in public facilities to guarantee that consumers have access to physically purchase tickets for public shows.
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South Carolina
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H 3427
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Ticket Resales
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Pending - Carryover
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Relates to ticket resales; removes certain exceptions; relates to the resale of tickets for more than the original price; removes certain exceptions.
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Tennessee
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H 1231
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Admission Tickets
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Pending - Carryover
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Requires a third-party ticket reseller to disclose specific information related to the cost of a ticket; prohibits such a reseller from preserving more than 45% of the tickets that the reseller has as a holdback; specifies that a violation of the disclosure requirements and holdback prohibition is a violation of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977.
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Tennessee
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H 1434
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Admission Tickets
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Pending - Carryover
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Prohibits a ticket vendor from charging additional fees for the sale of a ticket that exceed 15% of the face value of the ticket; requires a ticket vendor to disclose the face value of the ticket, the cost of additional mandatory fees, the cost of additional fees charged by the ticket vendor, and the total cost of the ticket, to the consumer.
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Tennessee
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S 1043
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Admission Tickets
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Enacted
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Requires a third-party ticket reseller to disclose specific information related to the cost of a ticket; prohibits such a reseller from preserving more than certain percent of the tickets that the reseller has as a holdback; specifies that a violation of the disclosure requirements and holdback prohibition is a violation of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977.
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Tennessee
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S 1523
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Admission Tickets
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Pending - Carryover
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Prohibits a ticket vendor from charging additional fees for the sale of a ticket that exceed 15% of the face value of the ticket; requires a ticket vendor to disclose the face value of the ticket, the cost of additional mandatory fees, the cost of additional fees charged by the ticket vendor, and the total cost of the ticket, to the consumer; specifies that a violation constitutes an unfair or deceptive act or practice, subject to penalties and remedies under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act.
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Texas
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H 1497
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Taxes and Fees Charged for Event Tickets
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Failed - Adjourned
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Requires the disclosure of taxes and fees charged for the sale of concert and other event tickets.
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Texas
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H 2444
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Event Ticket Sales or Resales on Internet
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Failed - Adjourned
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Relates to prohibitions in connection with event ticket sales or resales on an Internet website.
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Texas
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H 3299
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Tax and Fee of Event Ticket Disclosure
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Failed - Adjourned
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Requires the disclosure of taxes and fees charged for the sale of concert and other event tickets.
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Texas
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H 4084
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Sale of Concert and Other Event Tickets
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Failed - Adjourned
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Relates to certain disclosures and other requirements relating to the sale of concert and other event tickets.
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Texas
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S 1639
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Prohibitions in Connection with Event Ticket Sales
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Enacted
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Provides that a person may not use or create a bot to, among other things, purchase tickets more than posted limits for an online ticket sale or use multiple Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, multiple purchaser accounts, or multiple e-mail addresses to purchase tickets more than posted limits for an online ticket sale; provides for civil penalties for violations.
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Utah
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S 138
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Ticket Website Sales Act and the Ticket Transferability
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Enacted
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Provides that it is unlawful for any person who is not a primary ticket seller to represent that the person is a primary ticket seller; provides that the specified actions by a person who is not a primary seller establish a presumption that the person is representing that the person is a primary seller, including using on the person's website any specified information that is substantially similar to a primary seller's, venue's, or event's website, with the intent to mislead a potential purchaser.
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Virginia
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H 1857
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Ticket Resale
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Enacted
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Provides that no internet ticketing platform or reseller shall use or display any trademarked or copyrighted URL, title, designation, image, mark, or any other symbol of an operator, rights holder, or primary ticket provider without their consent or use or display any combination of text, images, website graphics, website display, or website addresses that is substantially similar to the website of an operator in a manner that could reasonably be expected to mislead a potential purchaser.
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Virginia
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S 1249
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Ticket Resale
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Enacted
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Provides that no internet ticketing platform or reseller shall use or display any trademarked or copyrighted URL, title, designation, image, mark, or any other symbol of an operator, rights holder, or primary ticket provider without the consent of such operator, rights holder, or primary ticket provider or use or display any combination of text, images, graphics, or addresses that are substantially similar to the website of an operator in a manner that could reasonably be expected to mislead a purchaser.
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Washington
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H 1648
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Ticket Sales
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Pending - Carryover
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Concerns ticket sales.
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West Virginia
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H 3424
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State Athletic Commission
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Failed - Adjourned
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Funds the West Virginia State Athletic Commission by implementing a specified percent gate fee for all ticket and pay-per-view sales, live streaming rights, video rights, sold for such contest and any rebroadcast rights from sanctioned events and requiring licensed promoters to provide the commission with a report showing the gross proceeds from all ticket and pay-per-view sales live streaming rights, video rights, sold for such contest and any rebroadcast rights.
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