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MO HB939

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/12/2015

Primary Sponsor

Tracy McCreery

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits restricting the resale of tickets or season ticket packages as a condition of purchase for concerts, theater performances, amusement parks, exhibitions, and other entertainment events open to the general public

  • Bars venues from denying entry to ticket holders solely because their ticket was resold

  • Requires paperless ticketing systems to offer consumers a transferable ticket option (paper or e-ticket) at the same price with no additional fees for transferability

  • Exempts professional sporting events from all provisions of the bill

  • Allows operators to restrict resale only for promotional, discounted, or free tickets offered to specific groups (students, persons with disabilities, religious organizations, those demonstrating economic hardship), which must be clearly marked as non-transferable

Legislative Description

Prohibits ticket vendors from selling restricted tickets for specified events

Last Action

HCS Reported Do Pass (H)

5/11/2015

Committee Referrals

Select Committee on General Laws4/2/2015
Emerging Issues2/26/2015

Full Bill Text

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