Bill Text: CT SB00976 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning A Study Of The Fair Sale Of Tickets To Entertainment Events.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2015-06-23 - Signed by the Governor [SB00976 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-SB00976-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 976
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 4072
		*04072_______GL_*
Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
Introduced by:
(GL)

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF THE FAIR SALE OF TICKETS TO ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall study the fair sale of tickets to entertainment events. Such study shall include, but not be limited to, whether the following should be prohibited: (1) Restrictions on the resale of tickets included in subscription or season ticket packages, (2) denial of access to entertainment events to ticket holders based solely on the fact that tickets have been resold, (3) ticketing systems that fail to provide purchasers with the option of purchasing tickets that may be transferred to any party, at any price and at any time, without additional fees. Not later than January 1, 2016, said commissioner shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to consumer protection concerning the results of such study.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	from passage	New section

Statement of Purpose:

To require the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to conduct a study concerning the fair sale of tickets to entertainment events.

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