NY S06716 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on May 12 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-05-17 - PRINT NUMBER 6716B
Pending: Senate Investigations and Government Operations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on May 12 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-05-17 - PRINT NUMBER 6716B
Pending: Senate Investigations and Government Operations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
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; institutes new penalties for second offenses for licensees and for any person, firm, corporation or entity who is made aware of the utilization of ticket purchasing software and does not notify the attorney general of such utilization (Part A); establishes an annual professional reseller renewal fee; requires professional ticket resellers to provide their New York state ticket reseller license number as a condition of utilizing an online resale marketplace to resell tickets (Part B); provides criteria for when a purchaser may obtain a full refund of the amount paid for a ticket; permits a refund when a purchaser cannot attend an event due to a medical necessity (Part C); requires online resale marketplaces to post the established price ticket charged by the operator of a place of entertainment as part of each advertisement or offer for the resale of tickets and to obtain confirmation that user has read such notice before completing a transaction (Part D); relates to resale requirements for tickets; requires that if a licensee or other ticket reseller doesn't have possession of the ticket, then they shall have a written contract to obtain the offered ticket at a certain price from a person or entity in possession of the ticket or from a person or entity who has a contractual right to obtain such ticket, and tickets to the event have been placed on sale by the venue or entity hosting the event or its authorized agent before the licensee or reseller can advertise the sale of the tickets (Part E); requires ticket prices to be disclosed prior to a customer purchasing such ticket; requires such price to remain the same during the purchase process except for reasonable fees for delivery of tickets; provides such delivery fee shall also be disclosed to the purchaser (Part F); relates to unlawful charges in connection with tickets; permits reasonable charges for costs actually rendered or otherwise in connection to customer support, technological and software infrastructure, and actual operational costs for sales away from the box office; defines terms (Part G); prohibits the resale of a ticket if such ticket was initially offered to the public at no charge (Part H); relates to the availability of tickets for sale to the general public; defines a term (Part I); reduces the minimum seating capacity requirement for a professional sports organization membership pass to over thirteen thousand five hundred seats in a venue or stadium (Part J); prohibits exclusivity clauses in contracts between operators of places of entertainment and primary ticket vendors (Part K); relates to the resale of tickets included in a subscription or season ticket package (Part L); extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to tickets to places of entertainment (Part M).
Title
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; institutes new penalties for second offenses for licensees and for any person, firm, corporation or entity who is made aware of the utilization of ticket purchasing software and does not notify the attorney general of such utilization (Part A); establishes an annual professional reseller renewal fee; requires professional ticket resellers to provide their New York state ticket reseller license number as a condition of utilizing an online resale marketplace to resell tickets (Part B); provides criteria for when a purchaser may obtain a full refund of the amount paid for a ticket; permits a refund when a purchaser cannot attend an event due to a medical necessity (Part C); requires online resale marketplaces to post the established price ticket charged by the operator of a place of entertainment as part of each advertisement or offer for the resale of tickets and to obtain confirmation that user has read such notice before completing a transaction (Part D); relates to resale requirements for tickets; requires that if a licensee or other ticket reseller doesn't have possession of the ticket, then they shall have a written contract to obtain the offered ticket at a certain price from a person or entity in possession of the ticket or from a person or entity who has a contractual right to obtain such ticket, and tickets to the event have been placed on sale by the venue or entity hosting the event or its authorized agent before the licensee or reseller can advertise the sale of the tickets (Part E); requires ticket prices to be disclosed prior to a customer purchasing such ticket; requires such price to remain the same during the purchase process except for reasonable fees for delivery of tickets; provides such delivery fee shall also be disclosed to the purchaser (Part F); relates to unlawful charges in connection with tickets; permits reasonable charges for costs actually rendered or otherwise in connection to customer support, technological and software infrastructure, and actual operational costs for sales away from the box office; defines terms (Part G); prohibits the resale of a ticket if such ticket was initially offered to the public at no charge (Part H); relates to the availability of tickets for sale to the general public; defines a term (Part I); reduces the minimum seating capacity requirement for a professional sports organization membership pass to over thirteen thousand five hundred seats in a venue or stadium (Part J); prohibits exclusivity clauses in contracts between operators of places of entertainment and primary ticket vendors (Part K); relates to the resale of tickets included in a subscription or season ticket package (Part L); extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to tickets to places of entertainment (Part M).
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-17 | Senate | PRINT NUMBER 6716B |
| 2022-05-17 | Senate | AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS |
| 2022-01-19 | Senate | PRINT NUMBER 6716A |
| 2022-01-19 | Senate | AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS |
| 2022-01-05 | Senate | REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS |
| 2021-06-10 | Senate | COMMITTED TO RULES |
| 2021-05-24 | Senate | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING |
| 2021-05-20 | Senate | 2ND REPORT CAL. |
| 2021-05-18 | Senate | 1ST REPORT CAL.1146 |
| 2021-05-12 | Senate | REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS |
