SB 181

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As substituted 3/25/2026: - Requires ticket sellers and resellers to provide an itemized breakdown, including fees, taxes, and other additional charges, as well as the seat location and number, prior to purchase of a ticket. - Prohibits a seller or reseller from reselling a ticket until the venue and event organizers have officially placed tickets on sale. - Requires tickets to be refunded by ticket sellers and resellers, including all fees and taxes, if an event is cancelled, the ticket is counterfeit, or the ticket did not conform to the description provided at purchase. - Prohibits a ticket reseller from using the artist name, venue name, or event organizer name, or graphics belonging to these entities, in promotional materials or URLs without prior authorization. - Prohibits the use of bots to circumvent waiting periods, queues, or purchase more than eight tickets at one time. - Places a resale price cap of no more than the original price of the ticket plus 10%. - Requires ticket resellers who sell 100 or more event tickets per year to register with the Division, and requires registered resellers to maintain a surety bond of at least $10,000. - Outlines circumstances wherein misconduct by a reseller may result in registration revocation and civil penalties. - NOTE: 3/5 substitute version: - Adds definitions for “original total price” and “primary ticketing platform” while removing the definition of “ticket issuer.” - Removes transferability language. - Changes references from "event ticket" to "ticket." - Changes the amount of time a primary ticketing platform must report a known or attempted circumvention of ticket sales to the Division from 48 hours to 30 days. - Replaces a price cap with price limitation, limiting the price at which a reseller or secondary ticket exchange may sell or offer to sell a ticket to 110% of the original total price of the ticket. - NOTE: 3/25 amendment adds language that establishes a private right of action for victims who set the original base price of a ticket to seek relief and obtain an award of attorneys’ fees if they are the prevailing party

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