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5		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 7182
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6	6		January Session, 2025
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
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12	19		AN ACT CONCERNING ENTERTAINMENT EVENT TICKETS.
13	20		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
14	21		Assembly convened:
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16	23		Section 1. Section 53-289a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
17	24		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 2
18	25		(a) As used in this section: [, "service charge"] 3
19	26		(1) "Entertainment event" includes, but is not limited to, an athletic 4
20	27		competition, sporting event, concert, operatic performance or theatrical 5
21	28		performance, but does not include a movie; 6
22	29		(2) "Entertainment venue" includes, but is not limited to, an arena, 7
23	30		exhibition hall, performance hall, stadium or theater, but does not 8
24	31		include a movie theater; 9
25	32		(3) "Person" means an individual, association, corporation, limited 10
26	33		liability company, partnership, trust or other legal entity; 11
27	34		(4) "Service charge" means any additional fee or charge that is 12
28	35		designated as an "administrative fee", "service fee" or "surcharge" or by 13
29		-	using another substantially similar term; 14
30		-	(5) "Ticket reseller" means any person doing business in this state that 15
31		-	(A) resells, or facilitates the resale of, a ticket to an entertainment event 16 Substitute Bill No. 7182
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36		-	in the ordinary course of such person's business, and (B) derived at least 17
37		-	five thousand dollars in gross revenues from the resale, or the 18
38		-	facilitation of the resale, of tickets to entertainment events in the most 19
39		-	recently completed fiscal year; and 20
40		-	(6) "Ticket seller" means any person doing business in this state that 21
41		-	(A) sells, or facilitates the sale of, a ticket to an entertainment event in 22
42		-	the ordinary course of such person's business, and (B) derived at least 23
43		-	five thousand dollars in gross revenues from the sale, or the facilitation 24
44		-	of the sale, of tickets to entertainment events in the most recently 25
45		-	completed fiscal year. 26
46		-	(b) No [person] ticket seller or ticket reseller shall advertise the prices 27
47		-	of tickets to any entertainment event for which a service charge is 28
48		-	imposed, including, but not limited to, any [place of amusement, arena, 29
49		-	stadium, theater, performance, sport, exhibition or athletic contest 30
50		-	given] entertainment venue in this state [for] at which a service charge 31
51		-	is imposed for the sale of a ticket at [the site of the event] such 32
52		-	entertainment venue, without conspicuously disclosing in such 33
53		-	advertisement, whether displayed at [the site of the event] such 34
54		-	entertainment venue or elsewhere, the total price for each ticket and 35
55		-	[what] which portion of each ticket price, stated in a dollar amount, 36
56		-	represents a service charge. 37
57		-	(c) (1) If a price is charged for admission to [a place of] an 38
58		-	entertainment venue, the operator of the [place of] entertainment venue 39
59		-	shall print, endorse or otherwise disclose on the face of each ticket to an 40
60		-	entertainment event at such [place of] entertainment [(1)] venue (A) the 41
61		-	price established for such ticket, or [(2)] (B) if such operator, or such 42
62		-	operator's agent, sells or resells such ticket, including at auction, the 43
63		-	final price of such ticket. 44
64		-	(2) No operator of an entertainment venue, or agent of an operator of 45
65		-	an entertainment venue, shall enter into an agreement with a ticket 46
66		-	seller or ticket reseller that provides the ticket seller or ticket reseller 47
67		-	with the exclusive right to sell or resell tickets to entertainment events 48 Substitute Bill No. 7182
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	42	+	using another substantially similar term; 14
	43	+	(5) "Ticket reseller" means any person doing business in this state 15
	44	+	who resells, or facilitates the resale of, any ticket to an entertainment 16
	45	+	event; and 17
	46	+	(6) "Ticket seller" means any person doing business in this state who 18
	47	+	sells, or facilitates the sale of, any ticket to an entertainment event. 19
	48	+	(b) No [person] ticket seller or ticket reseller shall advertise the prices 20
	49	+	of tickets to any entertainment event for which a service charge is 21
	50	+	imposed, including, but not limited to, any [place of amusement, arena, 22
	51	+	stadium, theater, performance, sport, exhibition or athletic contest 23
	52	+	given] entertainment venue in this state [for] at which a service charge 24
	53	+	is imposed for the sale of a ticket at [the site of the event] such 25
	54	+	entertainment venue, without conspicuously disclosing in such 26
	55	+	advertisement, whether displayed at [the site of the event] such 27
	56	+	entertainment venue or elsewhere, the total price for each ticket and 28
	57	+	[what] which portion of each ticket price, stated in a dollar amount, 29
	58	+	represents a service charge. 30
	59	+	(c) (1) If a price is charged for admission to [a place of] an 31
	60	+	entertainment venue, the operator of the [place of] entertainment venue 32
	61	+	shall print, endorse or otherwise disclose on the face of each ticket to an 33
	62	+	entertainment event at such [place of] entertainment [(1)] venue (A) the 34
	63	+	price established for such ticket, or [(2)] (B) if such operator, or such 35
	64	+	operator's agent, sells or resells such ticket, including at auction, the 36
	65	+	final price of such ticket. 37
	66	+	(2) No operator of an entertainment venue, or agent of an operator of 38
	67	+	an entertainment venue, shall enter into an agreement with a ticket 39
	68	+	reseller that provides the ticket reseller with the exclusive right to resell 40
	69	+	tickets to entertainment events at the entertainment venue. 41
	70	+	(d) (1) Any [person] ticket seller or ticket reseller that advertises or 42
	71	+	facilitates the sale or resale of a ticket to an entertainment event shall (A) 43
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72		-	at the entertainment venue. 49
73		-	(d) (1) [Any person that] Each ticket seller or ticket reseller that 50
74		-	advertises or facilitates the sale or resale of a ticket to an entertainment 51
75		-	event shall (A) disclose the total price of such ticket, which total price 52
76		-	shall include all service charges required to purchase such ticket, and 53
77		-	(B) disclose, in a clear and conspicuous manner, to the purchaser of such 54
78		-	ticket the portion of the total ticket price, expressed as a dollar amount, 55
79		-	that is attributable to service charges charged to such purchaser for such 56
80		-	ticket. 57
81		-	(2) The disclosures required under subdivision (1) of this subsection 58
82		-	shall be displayed [in the ticket listing before the ticket is selected for 59
83		-	purchase. The total ticket price] when the ticket is initially offered for 60
84		-	sale or resale to purchasers and the displayed prices shall not increase 61
85		-	during the period beginning when a ticket is [selected for purchase] 62
86		-	initially offered for sale or resale to purchasers and ending when a ticket 63
87		-	is purchased, except a reasonable service charge may be charged for 64
88		-	delivery of a nonelectronic ticket if (A) such service charge is based on 65
89		-	the delivery method selected by the ticket purchaser, and (B) such 66
90		-	service charge is disclosed to such purchaser before such purchaser 67
91		-	purchases such ticket. 68
92		-	(3) No disclosure required under this subsection shall be (A) false or 69
93		-	misleading, (B) presented more prominently than the total ticket price, 70
94		-	or (C) displayed in a font size that is as large or larger than the font size 71
95		-	in which the total ticket price is displayed. 72
96		-	[(e) A movie shall not be deemed to constitute an entertainment event 73
97		-	for the purposes of this section.] 74
98		-	(e) (1) Each ticket seller that sells, or ticket reseller that resells, a ticket 75
99		-	to a live entertainment event shall (A) if the live entertainment event is 76
100		-	cancelled, provide a refund to the purchaser (i) in an amount that is 77
101		-	equal to the total price of such ticket, which total price shall include all 78
102		-	service charges that were charged to purchase such ticket except for any 79
103		-	reasonable service charge that was charged for delivery of a 80 Substitute Bill No. 7182
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	78	+	disclose the total price of such ticket, which total price shall include all 44
	79	+	service charges required to purchase such ticket, and (B) disclose, in a 45
	80	+	clear and conspicuous manner, to the purchaser of such ticket the 46
	81	+	portion of the total ticket price, expressed as a dollar amount, that is 47
	82	+	attributable to service charges charged to such purchaser for such ticket. 48
	83	+	(2) The disclosures required under subdivision (1) of this subsection 49
	84	+	shall be displayed [in the ticket listing before the ticket is selected for 50
	85	+	purchase. The total ticket price] when the ticket is initially offered for 51
	86	+	sale to purchasers and the displayed prices shall not increase during the 52
	87	+	period beginning when a ticket is [selected for purchase] initially offered 53
	88	+	for sale to purchasers and ending when a ticket is purchased, except a 54
	89	+	reasonable service charge may be charged for delivery of a 55
	90	+	nonelectronic ticket if (A) such service charge is based on the delivery 56
	91	+	method selected by the ticket purchaser, and (B) such service charge is 57
	92	+	disclosed to such purchaser before such purchaser purchases such 58
	93	+	ticket. 59
	94	+	(3) No disclosure required under this subsection shall be (A) false or 60
	95	+	misleading, (B) presented more prominently than the total ticket price, 61
	96	+	or (C) displayed in a font size that is as large or larger than the font size 62
	97	+	in which the total ticket price is displayed. 63
	98	+	[(e) A movie shall not be deemed to constitute an entertainment event 64
	99	+	for the purposes of this section.] 65
	100	+	(e) (1) Each ticket reseller that resells a ticket to a live entertainment 66
	101	+	event shall (A) provide a refund to the purchaser (i) in an amount that 67
	102	+	is equal to the total price of such ticket, which total price shall include 68
	103	+	all service charges that were charged to purchase such ticket except for 69
	104	+	any reasonable service charge that was charged for delivery of a 70
	105	+	nonelectronic ticket, and (ii) not later than thirty days following 71
	106	+	cancellation of such live entertainment event, and (B) disclose, in a clear 72
	107	+	and conspicuous manner, to each purchaser of a ticket to the live 73
	108	+	entertainment event that such purchaser is entitled to a refund in the 74
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108		-	nonelectronic ticket, and (ii) not later than thirty days following 81
109		-	cancellation of such live entertainment event, and (B) disclose, in a clear 82
110		-	and conspicuous manner, to each purchaser of a ticket to the live 83
111		-	entertainment event that such purchaser is entitled to a refund in the 84
112		-	amount and within the thirty-day period set forth in subparagraph (A) 85
113		-	of this subdivision if such live entertainment event is cancelled. 86
114		-	(2) The disclosure required under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) 87
115		-	of this subsection shall be displayed to each purchaser of a ticket to a 88
116		-	live entertainment event before such purchaser purchases such ticket. 89
117		-	(f) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may adopt 90
118		-	regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to 91
119		-	implement the provisions of this section. 92
120		-	(g) A violation of any provision of subsections (b) to (e), inclusive, of 93
121		-	this section shall constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the 94
122		-	conduct of trade or commerce pursuant to subsection (a) of section 42-95
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	115	+	amount and within the thirty-day period set forth in subparagraph (A) 75
	116	+	of this subdivision if such live entertainment event is cancelled. 76
	117	+	(2) The disclosure required under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) 77
	118	+	of this subsection shall be displayed to each purchaser of a ticket to a 78
	119	+	live entertainment event before such purchaser purchases such ticket. 79
	120	+	(f) No ticket reseller shall advertise or resell a ticket to an 80
	121	+	entertainment event at a total price that exceeds one hundred twenty-81
	122	+	five per cent of the price that was printed, endorsed or otherwise 82
	123	+	disclosed on the face of the ticket at the time such ticket was first sold. 83
	124	+	Such total price shall include all service charges that were charged to 84
	125	+	purchase such ticket, except for any reasonable service charge that was 85
	126	+	charged for delivery of a nonelectronic ticket. 86
	127	+	(g) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may adopt 87
	128	+	regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to 88
	129	+	implement the provisions of this section. 89
	130	+	(h) A violation of any provision of this section shall constitute an 90
	131	+	unfair or deceptive act or practice in the conduct of trade or commerce 91
	132	+	pursuant to subsection (a) of section 42-110b. 92
124	133		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
125	134		sections:
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127	136		Section 1 October 1, 2025 53-289a
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129		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
130		-	In Subsec. (d)(1), "Any [person] ticket" was changed to "[Any person
131		-	that] Each ticket" for clarity; in Subsec. (e)(1)(A), "if the live
132		-	entertainment event is cancelled," was added after "(A)" for clarity; and
133		-	in Subsec. (g), "subsections (b) to (e), inclusive, of" was added before
134		-	"this section" for consistency with standard drafting conventions.
	138	+	Statement of Purpose:
	139	+	To (1) define various terms concerning tickets to entertainment events,
	140	+	(2) prohibit entertainment venue operators from entering into
	141	+	exclusivity agreements with ticket resellers, (3) modify various
	142	+	provisions concerning ticket price and service charge disclosures, (4)
	143	+	require ticket resellers to provide refunds for cancelled live
	144	+	entertainment events, (5) establish a maximum ticket resale price, and
	145	+	(6) provide that certain conduct concerning tickets to entertainment
	146	+	events shall constitute an unfair or deceptive trade practice.
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136		-	GL Joint Favorable Subst.
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	154	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	155	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	156	+	underlined.]
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