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HB 3167

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Relating to regulating sales of admission tickets to entertainment events.
About This Bill
Latest Action · Jul 25, 2025
Chapter 390, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.
Session
2025R1
Introduced
Jan 13, 2025
Primary Sponsor
Pam Marsh· primary

Summary

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</b> </i>] Prohibits willfully selling or using software that is designed to circumvent, thwart, interfere with or evade a control or measure, including a security measure or an access control system, that an operator, ticket seller or reseller establishes or uses to ensure an equitable distribution, sale or resale of admission tickets for an entertainment event, including a public or private presale of admission tickets. [<i>Prohibits a person from offering or selling an admission ticket to a retail purchaser unless the person discloses the initial price and total price of the admission ticket before requiring the purchaser to provide payment information. Requires the seller to make additional disclosures.</i>] Prohibits a person from<b> willfully</b> using, without prior authorization, an Internet domain name or subdomain name that names a venue, names an entertainment event or a person that is scheduled to appear or perform at the entertainment event or<b> is substantially similar to the name of the venue, of the entertainment event or the person or entity that is scheduled to appear or perform at the entertainment event. Prohibits a person from publishing or causing another person to publish a website that has or</b> uses text, images, graphics, a design or other material that is<b> so</b> substantially similar to the intellectual property of an operator or venue<b> as to mislead a reasonable visitor to the website into believing that the website is affiliated with the operator or venue</b>. [<i>Prohibits a reseller from selling or offering for resale an admission ticket unless the reseller has actual or constructive possession of the admission ticket and makes certain disclosures before completing the sale.</i>] Punishes violations of the Act as an unlawful practice under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act.

Co-sponsors (29)

Rob Nosse · primary
Kevin Mannix · primary
Ben Bowman · primary
David Gomberg · cosponsor
Dacia Grayber · cosponsor
Nancy Nathanson · cosponsor
Hai Pham · cosponsor
Nathan Sosa · cosponsor
Jules Walters · cosponsor
Wlnsvey Campos · cosponsor
Lew Frederick · cosponsor
Cyrus Javadi · primary
Tom Andersen · cosponsor
Farrah Chaichi · cosponsor
Hoa Nguyen · cosponsor
Rep Neron · cosponsor
Lisa Fragala · cosponsor
Paul Evans · cosponsor
Thuy Tran · cosponsor
Mari Watanabe · cosponsor
Sarah McDonald · cosponsor
Jason Kropf · cosponsor
Mark Gamba · cosponsor
Jeff Golden · primary
Deb Patterson · cosponsor
Mark Meek · cosponsor
Dick Anderson · cosponsor
Zach Hudson · cosponsor
Willy Chotzen · cosponsor

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