Bill > H1991

This bill aims to reform the issuance and sale of sports and entertainment tickets. The key provisions include: 1. Requiring that operators of places of entertainment offer consumers the option to purchase tickets in a form other than a paperless system without additional fees. 2. Defining a "ticket reseller" as any person, entity, or association engaged in the business of reselling tickets, and sets a threshold of selling more than 80 tickets in the preceding 12 months to be considered engaged in the business of resale. 3. Establishing consumer protection standards for ticket resellers, including requiring a toll-free number and email for complaints, implementing a standard refund policy, and taking measures to safeguard against the resale of counterfeit tickets. 4. Prohibiting ticket resellers from using automated systems to purchase tickets for the purpose of resale on the secondary market. 5. Requiring the Department of Public Safety to maintain a record of licensed ticket resellers and make it accessible to the public.

Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1991