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1		-	Assembly Bill No. ~~1556 CHAPTER 180~~ An act to amend Section 22507 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to sales. ~~[ Approved by Governor September 16, 2021. Filed with Secretary of State September 16, 2021. ]~~ LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1556, Friedman. Ticket sellers.Existing law provides comprehensive regulation of ticket sellers, including the requirement that a ticket seller issue a refund upon request to a ticket purchaser for canceled, postponed, or rescheduled events. Violation of this provision is a misdemeanor.This bill would, for canceled events, require that the refund be made within 30 calendar days of the cancellation. For postponed or rescheduled events, or events that are replaced with another event at the same date and time, this bill would require that the refund be made upon request within 30 calendar days of the refund request. By expanding the scope of an existing crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 22507 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:22507. (a) The ticket price of an event which is canceled shall be fully refunded to the purchaser by the ticket seller within 30 calendar days of the cancellation.(b) The ticket price of an event which is postponed, rescheduled, or replaced with another event at the same date and time, shall be fully refunded to the purchaser by the ticket seller upon request within 30 calendar days of the refund request.(c) For purposes of this section, a rescheduled event includes a canceled occurrence of a recurring event for which the purchaser is offered the opportunity to attend another, materially identical occurrence of the same event at a different date or time. (d) A local jurisdiction may require a ticket seller to provide a bond of not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to provide for any refunds that may be required by this section.SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
	1	+	Enrolled September 03, 2021 Passed IN Senate August 30, 2021 Passed IN Assembly September 01, 2021 Amended IN Senate July 07, 2021 Amended IN Senate June 10, 2021 Amended IN Assembly April 27, 2021 Amended IN Assembly April 05, 2021 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1556Introduced by Assembly Member Friedman(Principal coauthor: Senator Newman)February 19, 2021 An act to amend Section 22507 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to sales. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1556, Friedman. Ticket sellers.Existing law provides comprehensive regulation of ticket sellers, including the requirement that a ticket seller issue a refund upon request to a ticket purchaser for canceled, postponed, or rescheduled events. Violation of this provision is a misdemeanor.This bill would, for canceled events, require that the refund be made within 30 calendar days of the cancellation. For postponed or rescheduled events, or events that are replaced with another event at the same date and time, this bill would require that the refund be made upon request within 30 calendar days of the refund request. By expanding the scope of an existing crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 22507 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:22507. (a) The ticket price of an event which is canceled shall be fully refunded to the purchaser by the ticket seller within 30 calendar days of the cancellation.(b) The ticket price of an event which is postponed, rescheduled, or replaced with another event at the same date and time, shall be fully refunded to the purchaser by the ticket seller upon request within 30 calendar days of the refund request.(c) For purposes of this section, a rescheduled event includes a canceled occurrence of a recurring event for which the purchaser is offered the opportunity to attend another, materially identical occurrence of the same event at a different date or time. (d) A local jurisdiction may require a ticket seller to provide a bond of not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to provide for any refunds that may be required by this section.SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
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3		-	Assembly Bill No. ~~1556 CHAPTER 180~~ An act to amend Section 22507 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to sales. ~~[ Approved by Governor September 16, 2021. Filed with Secretary of State September 16, 2021. ]~~ LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1556, Friedman. Ticket sellers.Existing law provides comprehensive regulation of ticket sellers, including the requirement that a ticket seller issue a refund upon request to a ticket purchaser for canceled, postponed, or rescheduled events. Violation of this provision is a misdemeanor.This bill would, for canceled events, require that the refund be made within 30 calendar days of the cancellation. For postponed or rescheduled events, or events that are replaced with another event at the same date and time, this bill would require that the refund be made upon request within 30 calendar days of the refund request. By expanding the scope of an existing crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES
	3	+	Enrolled September 03, 2021 Passed IN Senate August 30, 2021 Passed IN Assembly September 01, 2021 Amended IN Senate July 07, 2021 Amended IN Senate June 10, 2021 Amended IN Assembly April 27, 2021 Amended IN Assembly April 05, 2021 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1556Introduced by Assembly Member Friedman(Principal coauthor: Senator Newman)February 19, 2021 An act to amend Section 22507 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to sales. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1556, Friedman. Ticket sellers.Existing law provides comprehensive regulation of ticket sellers, including the requirement that a ticket seller issue a refund upon request to a ticket purchaser for canceled, postponed, or rescheduled events. Violation of this provision is a misdemeanor.This bill would, for canceled events, require that the refund be made within 30 calendar days of the cancellation. For postponed or rescheduled events, or events that are replaced with another event at the same date and time, this bill would require that the refund be made upon request within 30 calendar days of the refund request. By expanding the scope of an existing crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES
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5		-	Assembly ~~Bill No.~~ ~~1556 CHAPTER 180~~
	5	+	Enrolled September 03, 2021 Passed IN Senate August 30, 2021 Passed IN Assembly September 01, 2021 Amended IN Senate July 07, 2021 Amended IN Senate June 10, 2021 Amended IN Assembly April 27, 2021 Amended IN Assembly April 05, 2021
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7		-	Assembly Bill No. 1556
	7	+	Enrolled September 03, 2021
	8	+	Passed IN Senate August 30, 2021
	9	+	Passed IN Assembly September 01, 2021
	10	+	Amended IN Senate July 07, 2021
	11	+	Amended IN Senate June 10, 2021
	12	+	Amended IN Assembly April 27, 2021
	13	+	Amended IN Assembly April 05, 2021
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9		-	CHAPTER 180
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	17	+	Assembly Bill
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	19	+	No. 1556
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	21	+	Introduced by Assembly Member Friedman(Principal coauthor: Senator Newman)February 19, 2021
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	23	+	Introduced by Assembly Member Friedman(Principal coauthor: Senator Newman)
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11	26		An act to amend Section 22507 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to sales.
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13		-	[ Approved by Governor September 16, 2021. Filed with Secretary of State September 16, 2021. ]
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15	28		LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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17	30		## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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19	32		AB 1556, Friedman. Ticket sellers.
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21	34		Existing law provides comprehensive regulation of ticket sellers, including the requirement that a ticket seller issue a refund upon request to a ticket purchaser for canceled, postponed, or rescheduled events. Violation of this provision is a misdemeanor.This bill would, for canceled events, require that the refund be made within 30 calendar days of the cancellation. For postponed or rescheduled events, or events that are replaced with another event at the same date and time, this bill would require that the refund be made upon request within 30 calendar days of the refund request. By expanding the scope of an existing crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
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23	36		Existing law provides comprehensive regulation of ticket sellers, including the requirement that a ticket seller issue a refund upon request to a ticket purchaser for canceled, postponed, or rescheduled events. Violation of this provision is a misdemeanor.
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25	38		This bill would, for canceled events, require that the refund be made within 30 calendar days of the cancellation. For postponed or rescheduled events, or events that are replaced with another event at the same date and time, this bill would require that the refund be made upon request within 30 calendar days of the refund request. By expanding the scope of an existing crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
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27	40		The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
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29	42		This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
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35	48		The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 22507 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:22507. (a) The ticket price of an event which is canceled shall be fully refunded to the purchaser by the ticket seller within 30 calendar days of the cancellation.(b) The ticket price of an event which is postponed, rescheduled, or replaced with another event at the same date and time, shall be fully refunded to the purchaser by the ticket seller upon request within 30 calendar days of the refund request.(c) For purposes of this section, a rescheduled event includes a canceled occurrence of a recurring event for which the purchaser is offered the opportunity to attend another, materially identical occurrence of the same event at a different date or time. (d) A local jurisdiction may require a ticket seller to provide a bond of not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to provide for any refunds that may be required by this section.SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
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37	50		The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
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39	52		## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
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41	54		SECTION 1. Section 22507 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:22507. (a) The ticket price of an event which is canceled shall be fully refunded to the purchaser by the ticket seller within 30 calendar days of the cancellation.(b) The ticket price of an event which is postponed, rescheduled, or replaced with another event at the same date and time, shall be fully refunded to the purchaser by the ticket seller upon request within 30 calendar days of the refund request.(c) For purposes of this section, a rescheduled event includes a canceled occurrence of a recurring event for which the purchaser is offered the opportunity to attend another, materially identical occurrence of the same event at a different date or time. (d) A local jurisdiction may require a ticket seller to provide a bond of not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to provide for any refunds that may be required by this section.
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43	56		SECTION 1. Section 22507 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:
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47	60		22507. (a) The ticket price of an event which is canceled shall be fully refunded to the purchaser by the ticket seller within 30 calendar days of the cancellation.(b) The ticket price of an event which is postponed, rescheduled, or replaced with another event at the same date and time, shall be fully refunded to the purchaser by the ticket seller upon request within 30 calendar days of the refund request.(c) For purposes of this section, a rescheduled event includes a canceled occurrence of a recurring event for which the purchaser is offered the opportunity to attend another, materially identical occurrence of the same event at a different date or time. (d) A local jurisdiction may require a ticket seller to provide a bond of not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to provide for any refunds that may be required by this section.
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49	62		22507. (a) The ticket price of an event which is canceled shall be fully refunded to the purchaser by the ticket seller within 30 calendar days of the cancellation.(b) The ticket price of an event which is postponed, rescheduled, or replaced with another event at the same date and time, shall be fully refunded to the purchaser by the ticket seller upon request within 30 calendar days of the refund request.(c) For purposes of this section, a rescheduled event includes a canceled occurrence of a recurring event for which the purchaser is offered the opportunity to attend another, materially identical occurrence of the same event at a different date or time. (d) A local jurisdiction may require a ticket seller to provide a bond of not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to provide for any refunds that may be required by this section.
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51	64		22507. (a) The ticket price of an event which is canceled shall be fully refunded to the purchaser by the ticket seller within 30 calendar days of the cancellation.(b) The ticket price of an event which is postponed, rescheduled, or replaced with another event at the same date and time, shall be fully refunded to the purchaser by the ticket seller upon request within 30 calendar days of the refund request.(c) For purposes of this section, a rescheduled event includes a canceled occurrence of a recurring event for which the purchaser is offered the opportunity to attend another, materially identical occurrence of the same event at a different date or time. (d) A local jurisdiction may require a ticket seller to provide a bond of not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to provide for any refunds that may be required by this section.
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55	68		22507. (a) The ticket price of an event which is canceled shall be fully refunded to the purchaser by the ticket seller within 30 calendar days of the cancellation.
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57	70		(b) The ticket price of an event which is postponed, rescheduled, or replaced with another event at the same date and time, shall be fully refunded to the purchaser by the ticket seller upon request within 30 calendar days of the refund request.
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59	72		(c) For purposes of this section, a rescheduled event includes a canceled occurrence of a recurring event for which the purchaser is offered the opportunity to attend another, materially identical occurrence of the same event at a different date or time.
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61	74		(d) A local jurisdiction may require a ticket seller to provide a bond of not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to provide for any refunds that may be required by this section.
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63	76		SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
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65	78		SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
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67	80		SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
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69	82		### SEC. 2.