Senate Bill S6716

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Enacts into law components of legislation that relate to live event ticket sales

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

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2021-S6716 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Arts and Cultural Affairs Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Arts & Cul L, generally; add §5-338, Gen Ob L; amd §4, Chap 704 of 1991; amd §11, Chap 151 of 2020
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S4923

2021-S6716 - Summary

Enacts into law components of legislation that relate to live event ticket sales; institutes civil penalties for utilizing ticket purchasing software; increases civil penalties currently in place; 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 (Part A)

2021-S6716 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6716 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6716
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 12, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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 insti-
   tuting civil penalties for utilizing ticket purchasing software  (Part
   A);  to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to estab-
   lishing an annual professional  reseller  renewal  fee  and  requiring
   professional  ticket  resellers to provide their New York state ticket
   reseller license number (Part B);  to  amend  the  arts  and  cultural
   affairs  law,  in  relation to providing criteria for when a purchaser
   may obtain a full refund of the amount paid for a ticket (Part C);  to
   amend  the  arts  and  cultural  affairs law, in relation to requiring
   online resale marketplaces to post the  established  ticket  price  as
   part  of  each  advertisement or offer for the resale of tickets (Part
   D); to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to  resale
   requirements  for  tickets  (Part  E);  to amend the arts and cultural
   affairs law, in relation to requiring ticket prices  to  be  disclosed
   prior to a customer purchasing such ticket and requiring such price to
   remain  the  same  during  the purchase process (Part F); to amend the
   arts and cultural affairs law, in  relation  to  unlawful  charges  in
   connection  with  tickets  (Part  G);  to  amend the arts and cultural
   affairs law, in relation to prohibiting the resale of a ticket if such
   ticket was initially offered to the public at no charge (Part  H);  to
   amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to the availabil-
   ity  of  tickets for sale to the general public (Part I); to amend the
   arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to minimum seating capacity
   requirements for a professional sports  organization  membership  pass
   (Part J); to amend the general obligations law, in relation to prohib-
   iting  exclusivity clauses in contracts between operators of places of
   entertainment and primary ticket vendors (Part K); and to amend  chap-
   ter  704  of  the laws of 1991, amending the arts and cultural affairs
   law and chapter 912 of the laws of  1920  relating  to  regulation  of
   boxing  and  wrestling matches relating to tickets to places of enter-
   tainment, and chapter 151 of the laws of 2010, amending the  arts  and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

co-Sponsors

2021-S6716A - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Arts and Cultural Affairs Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Arts & Cul L, generally; add §5-338, Gen Ob L; amd §4, Chap 704 of 1991; amd §11, Chap 151 of 2020
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S4923

2021-S6716A - Summary

Enacts into law components of legislation that relate to live event ticket sales; institutes civil penalties for utilizing ticket purchasing software; increases civil penalties currently in place; 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 (Part A)

2021-S6716A - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6716A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6716--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 12, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  SKOUFIS,  KRUEGER,  MAY -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investi-
   gations and Government Operations -- recommitted to the  Committee  on
   Investigations  and  Government  Operations  in accordance with Senate
   Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  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 insti-
   tuting  civil penalties for utilizing ticket purchasing software (Part
   A); to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to  estab-
   lishing  an  annual  professional  reseller  renewal fee and requiring
   professional ticket resellers to provide their New York  state  ticket
   reseller  license  number  (Part  B);  to  amend the arts and cultural
   affairs law, in relation to providing criteria for  when  a  purchaser
   may  obtain a full refund of the amount paid for a ticket (Part C); to
   amend the arts and cultural affairs  law,  in  relation  to  requiring
   online  resale  marketplaces  to  post the established ticket price as
   part of each advertisement or offer for the resale  of  tickets  (Part
   D);  to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to resale
   requirements for tickets (Part E); to  amend  the  arts  and  cultural
   affairs  law,  in  relation to requiring ticket prices to be disclosed
   prior to a customer purchasing such ticket and requiring such price to
   remain the same during the purchase process (Part  F);  to  amend  the
   arts  and  cultural  affairs  law,  in relation to unlawful charges in
   connection with tickets (Part G);  to  amend  the  arts  and  cultural
   affairs law, in relation to prohibiting the resale of a ticket if such
   ticket  was  initially offered to the public at no charge (Part H); to
   amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to the availabil-
   ity of tickets for sale to the general public (Part I); to  amend  the
   arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to minimum seating capacity
   requirements  for  a  professional sports organization membership pass
   (Part J); to amend the general obligations law, in relation to prohib-
   iting exclusivity clauses in contracts between operators of places  of
   entertainment  and primary ticket vendors (Part K); and to amend chap-
   ter 704 of the laws of 1991, amending the arts  and  cultural  affairs
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2021-S6716B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Arts and Cultural Affairs Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Arts & Cul L, generally; add §5-338, Gen Ob L; amd §4, Chap 704 of 1991; amd §11, Chap 151 of 2020
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S4923

2021-S6716B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts into law components of legislation that relate to live event ticket sales; institutes civil penalties for utilizing ticket purchasing software; increases civil penalties currently in place; 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 (Part A)

2021-S6716B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6716B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6716--B
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 12, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  SKOUFIS,  KRUEGER,  MAY -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investi-
   gations and Government Operations -- recommitted to the  Committee  on
   Investigations  and  Government  Operations  in accordance with Senate
   Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted  as  amended  and recommitted to said committee -- 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 insti-
   tuting civil penalties for utilizing ticket purchasing software  (Part
   A);  to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to estab-
   lishing an annual professional  reseller  renewal  fee  and  requiring
   professional  ticket  resellers to provide their New York state ticket
   reseller license number (Part B);  to  amend  the  arts  and  cultural
   affairs  law,  in  relation to providing criteria for when a purchaser
   may obtain a full refund of the amount paid for a ticket (Part C);  to
   amend  the  arts  and  cultural  affairs law, in relation to requiring
   online resale marketplaces to post the  established  ticket  price  as
   part  of  each  advertisement or offer for the resale of tickets (Part
   D); to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to  resale
   requirements  for  tickets  (Part  E);  to amend the arts and cultural
   affairs law, in relation to requiring ticket prices  to  be  disclosed
   prior to a customer purchasing such ticket and requiring such price to
   remain  the  same  during  the purchase process (Part F); to amend the
   arts and cultural affairs law, in  relation  to  unlawful  charges  in
   connection  with  tickets  (Part  G);  to  amend the arts and cultural
   affairs law, in relation to prohibiting the resale of a ticket if such
   ticket was initially offered to the public at no charge (Part  H);  to
   amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to the availabil-
   ity  of  tickets for sale to the general public (Part I); to amend the
   arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to minimum seating capacity
   requirements for a professional sports  organization  membership  pass
   (Part J); to amend the general obligations law, in relation to prohib-
   iting  exclusivity clauses in contracts between operators of places of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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