What's happening
This bill makes it illegal to resell or offer to resell tickets that were originally given to the public for free.
Why it matters
Prevents individuals and businesses from profiting off free tickets. , ensuring that tickets distributed at no cost (such as for charity events, public events, or community programs) remain accessible to those they were intended for, rather than being resold for personal gain.
Protects the integrity of free or promotional events. by discouraging scalping and helping event organizers reach their intended audiences, rather than having tickets diverted to the secondary market for a price.
Aims to increase fairness and access. for members of the public who might otherwise be priced out of events that were supposed to be free, supporting the goal of equitable participation in cultural, educational, or recreational opportunities.
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Ban Free Ticket Resale
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- Referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development
- Referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development
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Ban Ticket Resale for Free Events
In Senate Committee · Investigations And Government Operations · Sponsor Brad Hoylman-Sigal
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7039
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 3, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
AN ACT to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to the resale of tickets issued at no charge
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The arts and cultural affairs law is amended by adding a new section 25.06 to read as follows:
§ 25.06. Resale of tickets issued at no charge. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to resell or offer to resell any ticket or other evidence of right of entry to any place of entertainment if the ticket was initially offered to the public at no charge.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the forty-fifth day after it shall have become a law; provided, however, that section 25.06 of the arts and cultural affairs law, as added by section one of this act, shall survive the expiration and reversion of article 25 of such law as provided in section 4 of chapter 704 of the laws of 1991, as amended.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00257-01-9
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