NY State Senate Bill 2015-S2615

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 06, 2016	referred to investigations and government operations
Jun 25, 2015	committed to rules
May 11, 2015	advanced to third reading
May 06, 2015	2nd report cal.
May 05, 2015	1st report cal.553
Jan 26, 2015	referred to investigations and government operations

Votes

- May 5, 2015 - Investigations And Government Operations Committee Vote
  S2615
  
  Aye
  
  8
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  1
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  
  0
  - - Investigations And Government Operations Committee Vote: May 5, 2015
      
      aye (8)
      
      Carlucci
      
      Diaz
      
      Golden
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Marcellino
      
      Murphy
      
      Nozzolio
      
      O'Mara
      
      aye wr (1)
      
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2015-S2615 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6805
Current Committee:: Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:: Arts and Cultural Affairs Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§25.23 & 25.29, Arts & Cul L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S6962
2017-2018: S3753, A5214
2019-2020: S3617, A7444

2015-S2615 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to ticket pricing and extends certain provisions of the arts and cultural affairs law.

2015-S2615 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S2615

TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to
ticket pricing

PURPOSE:

To require the advertised price for admission to show the full price,
including charges and fees.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends section 25.23 of the Arts and Cultural Affairs Law
adding that the advertised price for admission shall include the
entire price to be paid including charges and fees, although charges
and fees included within the entire price may be described separately
or through links on websites that display the total price.

Section 2 amends section 25.29 subdivision 1 of the Arts and Cultural
Affairs Law adding section 2 stating the advertised price for
admission shall include the entire price to be paid including charges
and fees, although charges included within the entire price may be
described separately or through links on the websites that display the
total price.

JUSTIFICATION:

The fees added to ticket sales are rising quickly. They come under a
variety of names, facility fee, handling fee, processing fee, printing
fee, but in the end, consumers are paying up to 25% more per ticket
than the stated price.

Ticket sales companies and event venues are entitled to make a profit
but consumers should have full knowledge of the total cost of the
ticket they are purchasing up front, not after they have already
decided on a seat and have navigated through either complicated box
office, phone, or website requests.

This bill would just require the posting and advertising of the full
price of a ticket, including fees and charges so consumers will know
the complete price prior to purchase. This bill in no way restricts a
venue or ticket sales company in setting their ticket prices.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2013-14:S. 6962-A Rules/ No Same As

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that:


A. The amendments to section 25.23 of the Arts and Cultural Affairs
Law made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of
such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith; and

B. The amendments to section 25.29 of the Arts and Cultural Affairs
Law made by section two of this act shall not affect the repeal of
such section and shall be repealed therewith.

2015-S2615 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2615

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 26, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Investigations  and
  Government Operations

AN ACT to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to ticket
  pricing

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 25.23 of the arts  and  cultural  affairs  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  106  of  the  laws  of 2005, is amended to read as
follows:
  S 25.23. Posting of price lists; information  to  purchaser.    1.  In
every principal office or branch office, bureau, agency or sub-agency of
any licensee under this article, there shall be conspicuously posted and
at  all  times  displayed  a  price  list  showing the established price
charged by the operator of the place of entertainment for which a ticket
is being sold by such licensee, together with the price being charged by
such licensee for the resale of such ticket, so that all persons  visit-
ing  such  place  may  readily  see the same. The licensee shall also on
request furnish each purchaser of a ticket with a  receipt  showing  the
same information. Further, if the licensee conducts business through the
use  of  the  internet,  the  same price list, or hyperlink to the same,
shall be conspicuously displayed on the internet page on  which  tickets
are  accessed.  In  addition the licensee shall publish in a conspicuous
place, or hyperlink to on the internet a statement clearly detailing the
required guarantees required by section 25.07 of this article.
  2.   THE PRICE OF ADMISSION DISCLOSED AT  THE  INITIATION  OF  A  SALE
(INCLUDING  FACE-TO-FACE TRANSACTIONS) SHALL INCLUDE THE ENTIRE PRICE TO
BE PAID INCLUSIVE OF ALL SERVICE CHARGES AND FEES, ALTHOUGH SUCH CHARGES
AND FEES INCLUDED WITHIN THE ENTIRE PRICE MAY BE DESCRIBED SEPARATELY OR
THROUGH LINKS THAT DISPLAY THE COMPONENTS OF THE ENTIRE PRICE.  DELIVERY

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08230-01-5

S. 2615                             2

FEES  DO  NOT  NEED  TO  BE  INCLUDED  IN  THE ENTIRE PRICE, BUT MUST BE
DISCLOSED PRIOR TO COMPLETION OF A SALE.
  S 2. Section 25.29 of the arts and cultural affairs law, as amended by
chapter  61 of the laws of 2007, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 151
of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
  S 25.29. Unlawful charges in connection with tickets. 1.  No  operator
of  any  place  of  entertainment,  or his or her agent, representative,
employee or licensee shall, if a price be charged for admission thereto,
exact, demand, accept or receive, directly or indirectly, any premium or
price in excess of the  established  price  plus  lawful  taxes  whether
designated as price, gratuity or otherwise; provided, however: (a) noth-
ing  in this article shall be construed to prohibit a reasonable service
charge by the operator or agents of the operator for  special  services,
including  but  not  limited  to, sales away from the box office, credit
card sales or delivery;  and  (b)  nothing  in  this  article  shall  be
construed to prohibit an operator or its agent from offering for initial
sale tickets by means of an auction.
  2.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION,
THE  PRICE OF ADMISSION DISCLOSED AT THE INITIATION OF A SALE (INCLUDING
FACE-TO-FACE TRANSACTIONS) SHALL INCLUDE THE ENTIRE  PRICE  TO  BE  PAID
INCLUSIVE  OF  ALL  SERVICE  CHARGES AND FEES, ALTHOUGH SUCH CHARGES AND
FEES INCLUDED WITHIN THE ENTIRE PRICE MAY  BE  DESCRIBED  SEPARATELY  OR
THROUGH  LINKS THAT DISPLAY THE COMPONENTS OF THE ENTIRE PRICE. DELIVERY
FEES DO NOT NEED TO BE  INCLUDED  IN  THE  ENTIRE  PRICE,  BUT  MUST  BE
DISCLOSED PRIOR TO COMPLETION OF A SALE.
  3.  In  any  prosecution under this section the attorney general shall
have concurrent jurisdiction with any district attorney and in any  such
prosecution he or she or his or her deputy shall exercise all the powers
and  perform  all the duties which the district attorney would otherwise
be authorized to exercise or perform therein.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that:
  a. the amendments to section 25.23 of the arts  and  cultural  affairs
law  made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such
section and shall be deemed repealed therewith; and
  b. the amendments to section 25.29 of the arts  and  cultural  affairs
law  made by section two of this act shall not affect the repeal of such
section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.

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2015-S2615 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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