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NY S09461
Bill
Status
6/30/2022
Primary Sponsor
James Skoufis
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AI Summary
S. 9461 Summary
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Increases civil penalties for using ticket purchasing software from $500-$1,000 to $1,000-$2,500 per violation, with repeat offenders facing $2,000-$10,000 fines and potential equipment forfeiture.
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Requires disclosure of total ticket cost including all ancillary fees before purchase and prohibits price increases during checkout, except for reasonable delivery fees for physical tickets disclosed beforehand.
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Prohibits resale of tickets that were initially offered to the public for free and require online resale marketplaces to clearly display the original established ticket price before completing transactions.
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Allows sellers and resellers to charge reasonable and actual costs for physical ticket delivery based on selected delivery method, but prohibits delivery fees for electronic or self-printed tickets.
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Extends the effectiveness date of existing ticket sales regulations from June 30, 2022 to June 30, 2025, with most provisions taking effect 60 days after enactment.
Legislative Description
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 and institutes new penalties for second offenses for licensees (Part A); requires full ticket prices to be disclosed prior to a customer purchasing such ticket; requires such price to remain the same during the purchase process (Part B); prohibits the resale of a ticket if such ticket was initially offered to the public at no charge (Part C); requires online resale marketplaces to clearly and conspicuously disclose the established price charged by the operator of a place of entertainment that is printed or endorsed on the face of each ticket (Part D); allows reasonable and actual costs to be charged for the physical delivery of certain tickets (Part E); extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to tickets to places of entertainment (Part F).
Last Action
SIGNED CHAP.358
6/30/2022