Assembly Bill A4612

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting the resale of tickets issued at no charge

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A4612 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Arts and Cultural Affairs Law
Laws Affected:
Add §25.06, Arts & Cul L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9637
2015-2016: A8508
2019-2020: A7039
2021-2022: A2028

2017-A4612 - Summary

Relates to prohibiting the resale of tickets issued at no charge.

2017-A4612 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4612
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to limit-
   ing  the re-sale price of tickets to charitable events and criminaliz-
   ing violations of the limitation

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  arts and cultural affairs law is amended by adding a
 new section 25.06 to read as follows:
   § 25.06. TICKET SPECULATORS; CHARITABLE OR NOT-FOR-PROFIT EVENTS.   1.
 EVERY  OPERATOR OF A PLACE OF ENTERTAINMENT SHALL, IF A PRICE BE CHARGED
 FOR ADMISSION THERETO FOR ENTERTAINMENT DEDICATED TO CHARITY OR NOT-FOR-
 PROFIT CAUSE, PRINT OR ENDORSE ON THE  FACE  OF  EACH  SUCH  TICKET  THE
 ESTABLISHED PRICE, OR THE FINAL AUCTION PRICE IF SUCH TICKET WAS SOLD OR
 RESOLD  BY AUCTION THROUGH THE OPERATOR OR ITS AGENT. EACH SUCH OPERATOR
 SHALL ALSO BE REQUIRED TO PRINT OR  ENDORSE  ON  EACH  TICKET  THAT  THE
 ESTABLISHED  PRICE  IS  THE  MAXIMUM PRICE AT WHICH SUCH TICKET OR OTHER
 EVIDENCE OF THE RIGHT OF ENTRY MAY BE RESOLD OR OFFERED FOR RESALE IF AN
 EVENT GENERATES TICKET SALES REVENUE DEDICATED TO A CHARITY OR  NOT-FOR-
 PROFIT  CAUSE.  IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION
 TO RESELL OR OFFER TO RESELL ANY TICKET OR OTHER EVIDENCE  OF  RIGHT  OF
 ENTRY  TO  ANY  PLACE OF ENTERTAINMENT IF AN EVENT GENERATES TICKET SALE
 REVENUE DEDICATED TO A CHARITY OR NOT-FOR-PROFIT CAUSE FOR MORE THAN THE
 ESTABLISHED PRICE.
   2. A. ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION WHICH, IN VIOLATION OF  SUBDIVI-
 SION  ONE  OF  THIS  SECTION, UNLAWFULLY RESELLS, OR OFFERS TO RESELL, A
 TICKET TO AN EVENT THAT GENERATES TICKET SALE  REVENUE  DEDICATED  TO  A
 CHARITY  OR  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  CAUSE  AT  A PRICE THAT EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM
 PRICE AT WHICH SUCH TICKET MAY BE RESOLD OR OFFERED FOR RESALE SHALL  BE
 GUILTY  OF  A  MISDEMEANOR  PUNISHABLE  BY A TERM OF IMPRISONMENT NOT TO
 EXCEED ONE YEAR OR BY A FINE NOT TO EXCEED SEVEN HUNDRED  FIFTY  DOLLARS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2017-A4612A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Arts and Cultural Affairs Law
Laws Affected:
Add §25.06, Arts & Cul L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9637
2015-2016: A8508
2019-2020: A7039
2021-2022: A2028

2017-A4612A - Summary

Relates to prohibiting the resale of tickets issued at no charge.

2017-A4612A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4612--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Tourism,  Parks, Arts and Sports Development -- recommitted to the
   Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development in accordance
   with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to  amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to the
   resale of tickets issued to generate revenue for charitable purposes
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  arts and cultural affairs law is amended by adding a
 new section 25.06 to read as follows:
   § 25.06. RESALE OF TICKETS ISSUED TO GENERATE REVENUE  FOR  CHARITABLE
 PURPOSES.  1.  IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON, FIRM, OR CORPORATION
 TO RESELL OR OFFER TO RESELL ANY TICKET OR OTHER EVIDENCE  OF  RIGHT  OF
 ENTRY  TO ANY PLACE OF ENTERTAINMENT FOR MORE THAN THE ESTABLISHED PRICE
 IF THE TICKET WAS INITIALLY OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC AT NO CHARGE OR IF THE
 EVENT GENERATES TICKET SALE REVENUE DEDICATED TO A CHARITY.
   2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, AN EVENT WILL BE DEEMED TO GENER-
 ATE TICKET SALE REVENUE DEDICATED TO A CHARITY IF AT LEAST  TEN  PERCENT
 OF  THE ORIGINAL SALE OR AUCTION PRICE OF THE TICKET IS DESIGNATED FOR A
 CHARITABLE PURPOSE, AS DEFINED BY SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWO  OF  THE  NOT-
 FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW.
   §  2. This act shall take effect on the forty-fifth day after it shall
 have become a law; provided, however, that section 25.06 of the arts and
 cultural affairs law, as added by section one of this act, shall survive
 the expiration and reversion of article 25 of such law  as  provided  in
 section 4 of chapter 704 of the laws of 1991, as amended.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00529-03-8


              

2017-A4612B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Arts and Cultural Affairs Law
Laws Affected:
Add §25.06, Arts & Cul L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9637
2015-2016: A8508
2019-2020: A7039
2021-2022: A2028

2017-A4612B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting the resale of tickets issued at no charge.

2017-A4612B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4612--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Tourism,  Parks, Arts and Sports Development -- recommitted to the
   Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development in accordance
   with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
   again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered  reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to the
   resale of tickets issued at no charge
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  arts and cultural affairs law is amended by adding a
 new section 25.06 to read as follows:
   § 25.06. RESALE OF TICKETS ISSUED AT NO CHARGE.  IT SHALL BE  UNLAWFUL
 FOR  ANY  PERSON,  FIRM, OR CORPORATION TO RESELL OR OFFER TO RESELL ANY
 TICKET OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF RIGHT OF ENTRY TO ANY PLACE OF ENTERTAINMENT
 IF THE TICKET WAS INITIALLY OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC AT NO CHARGE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the forty-fifth day after it  shall
 have become a law; provided, however, that section 25.06 of the arts and
 cultural affairs law, as added by section one of this act, shall survive
 the  expiration  and  reversion of article 25 of such law as provided in
 section 4 of chapter 704 of the laws of 1991, as amended.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00529-05-8



              

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