Bill > A07079

This bill aims to increase transparency in online ticket resale marketplaces by requiring all ticket sellers to create verified accounts with their real name and photo. Specifically, sellers must provide an account on a ticket resale platform that includes their full name and a photo, which must be verified by the marketplace through a government-issued photo identification. Before completing a ticket purchase, buyers will be shown the name and photo of the seller. This requirement is being added to the arts and cultural affairs law and will take effect 90 days after becoming law. The goal of the bill appears to be to create more accountability in ticket reselling by making sellers' identities more transparent, which could help reduce fraudulent ticket sales and give buyers more confidence when purchasing resold tickets.

Business and Industry

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A7079