senate Bill S3617

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to ticket pricing

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee

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Actions

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 20, 2019 committed to rules
Apr 29, 2019 advanced to third reading
Apr 10, 2019 2nd report cal.
Apr 09, 2019 1st report cal.410
Feb 11, 2019 referred to investigations and government operations

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Apr 9, 2019 - Investigations and Government Operations committee Vote

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Investigations and Government Operations Committee Vote: Apr 9, 2019

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S3617 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
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
2015-2016: S2615
2017-2018: S3753

S3617 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

S3617 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S3617 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                  3617

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 11, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- 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 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 is
amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
  3.   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.
  § 2. Section 25.29 of the arts and cultural affairs law is amended  by
adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
  3.  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. 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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