Bill Amendment: IL HB5589 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: AUTOMATED TICKET PURCHASE BAN

Status: 2025-01-07 - Session Sine Die [HB5589 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB5589-House_Amendment_001.html

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Rep. Hoan Huynh

Filed: 4/2/2024

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5589
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5589 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Prohibition on Automated Online Ticket Purchasing Act.
Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Bot" means any automated software program that performs
automatic and repetitive tasks and is designed to impersonate
or replicate human activity online. "Bot" does not include
auto fill or password management features built into an
Internet browser or provided through separate software.
"Event" means a concert, theatrical performance, sporting
event, exhibition, show, or similar scheduled activity that:
(1) is open to the public;
(2) is held in a public or private venue; and
(3) requires payment of an admission fee to attend the

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activity.
"Ticket" means a physical or electronic certificate,
voucher, document, token, or other evidence of a right for
admission to enter a place of entertainment for one or more
events at one or more specified dates and times.
Section 10. Prohibition on automated online ticket
purchasing.
(a) A person may not use or create a bot to:
(1) purchase tickets in excess of posted limits for an
online ticket sale;
(2) use multiple Internet protocol addresses, multiple
purchaser accounts, or multiple e-mail addresses to
purchase tickets in excess of posted limits for an online
ticket sale;
(3) circumvent or disable an electronic queue, waiting
period, presale code, or other sales volume limitation
system associated with an online ticket sale; or
(4) circumvent or disable a security measure, access
control system, or other control or measure that is used
to facilitate authorized entry to an event.
(b) An owner or operator of a place of entertainment that
sells tickets to events, and any agent who conducts or
facilitates those sales, shall:
(1) report to the Attorney General any incidents that
violate subsection (a), of which the owner, operator, or

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agent has actual knowledge; and
(2) report any incidents described in paragraph (1)
within a reasonable period of time after the incident is
discovered by the owner, operator, or agent, and in no
case later than 30 days after the incident is discovered.
Section 15. Enforcement by Attorney General.
(a) The Attorney General may investigate a claim that a
person violated this Act.
(b) If the Attorney General concludes that a person is
violating this Act, the Attorney General may bring an action
in the name of the People of the State to restrain or enjoin
the person from violating this Act.
(c) In addition to bringing an action for injunctive
relief under this Act, the Attorney General may seek
restitution and petition a circuit court for the assessment of
a civil penalty as provided by this Section.
(d) A person who knowingly violates Section 10 is liable
for a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each
violation.
(e) Every ticket transaction in which a ticket is acquired
to be sold in violation of Section 10 constitutes a separate
violation for purposes of assessing a civil penalty.
(f) The civil penalty for a violation of a court order or
injunction issued to enforce this Act may not exceed $100,000.
(g) The Attorney General may recover all reasonable costs

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