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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1009 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 448
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Brian W. Murray
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act to facilitate the purchase of certain event tickets.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Brian W. Murray10th Worcester1/14/2025Jennifer Balinsky Armini8th Essex3/4/2025Joan Meschino3rd Plymouth2/19/2025Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.12th Hampden2/13/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1009 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 448
By Representative Murray of Milford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 448) of Brian
W. Murray and others for legislation relative to the purchase of event tickets. Consumer
Protection and Professional Licensure.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act to facilitate the purchase of certain event tickets.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to
forthwith remove regulatory burdens on businesses, including nonprofits, that exhibit and sell
tickets to their own licensed theatrical and other public exhibitions and shows, therefore it is
hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
convenience.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Section 185A of chapter 140 of the General Laws, as appearing in section 249 of chapter
2238 of the acts of 2024, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (a) and inserting in place
3thereof the following subsection:
4 (a) No person shall engage in the business of reselling tickets to any theatrical exhibition,
5public show or public amusement or exhibition required to be licensed under sections 181 and
6182 or under chapter 128A, or facilitating a mechanism for 2 or more parties to participate in the
7resale of any ticket of admission thereto, whether such business is conducted on or off the
8premises on which such ticket or other evidence is to be used, without being licensed by the
9commissioner of occupational licensure.