CT HB07114

Requires entertainment event ticketing systems to offer purchasers an option to buy transferable tickets that can be resold to any party at any price without additional fees or seller consent, effective January 1, 2018.

Permits paperless ticketing systems that restrict transfers if buyers are offered the same tickets in an alternative transferable form (such as paper or e-tickets) at no extra cost.

Prohibits denying admission to entertainment events based solely on the fact that a ticket has been resold.

Exempts student tickets sold by public institutions of higher education and concert/theater venues with seating capacity of 3,500 or fewer persons (if they provide written notice to the Commissioner of Consumer Protection).

Classifies violations as unfair or deceptive trade practices enforceable under Connecticut consumer protection law.