Senate Bill S5178

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the resale of tickets to places of entertainment

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee


  • 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-S5178 (ACTIVE) - Details

See other versions of this Bill:
S7021 ,
A7398 ,
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Arts and Cultural Affairs Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§25.03, 25.07, 25.13, 25.23, 25.25, 25.29, 25.33 & 25.35, add §25.06, Arts & Cul L

2017-S5178 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the regulation of the resale of tickets; increases penalties for individuals and businesses that violate such requirements.

2017-S5178 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5178 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5178
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in  relation  to  the
   online resale of tickets to places of entertainment

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and  may  be  cited  as  the  "fans
 against inflated rates for tickets act".
   §  2. Section 25.03 of the arts and cultural affairs law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
   11. "ONLINE RESALE MARKETPLACE" MEANS ANY OPERATOR  OR  MANAGER  OF  A
 WEBSITE OR OTHER ELECTRONIC SERVICE THAT SERVES AS A PLATFORM TO FACILI-
 TATE  RESALE,  OR RESALE BY WAY OF A COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS, SOLELY
 BETWEEN THIRD PARTIES AND DOES NOT IN ANY OTHER  MANNER  ENGAGE  IN  THE
 RESALE OF TICKETS TO PLACES OF ENTERTAINMENT.
   §  3.  The  arts  and  cultural affairs law is amended by adding a new
 section 25.06 to read as follows:
   § 25.06. THIRD PARTY SALES OF TICKETS ISSUED TO GENERATE  REVENUE  FOR
 CHARITABLE  PURPOSES.  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. 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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