88R2289 MLH-D
By: Guerra H.B. No. 1497
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to requiring the disclosure of taxes and fees charged for
the sale of concert and other event tickets.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Title 6, Business & Commerce Code, is amended by
adding Chapter 205 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 205. DISCLOSURE OF TAXES AND FEES FOR EVENT TICKETS
Sec. 205.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Event" means a concert, theatrical performance,
sporting event, exhibition, show, or similar scheduled activity
that:
(A) is open to the public;
(B) is held in a public or private venue; and
(C) requires payment of an admission fee to
attend the activity.
(2) "Ticket website" means an Internet website or
mobile application advertising or offering the sale of tickets, or
offering tickets for resale, to an event in this state.
(3) "Venue" means an arena, stadium, theater, concert
hall, or other place used for events.
Sec. 205.002. DISCLOSURE OF TAXES AND FEES; PROHIBITED
FEES. (a) A person that sells or resells tickets for a concert or
other event in this state, including the operator of a ticket
website, must disclose all taxes and fees charged in connection
with the sale of a ticket for the event. The total price of event
tickets made available for sale on a ticket website, including
taxes and fees charged in connection with the sale, must be posted
on the website in a location easily accessible by ticket purchasers
or potential ticket purchasers.
(b) A person that sells or resells tickets for a concert or
other event in this state, including the operator of a ticket
website, may not charge fees in connection with the sale of a ticket
that in total exceed 10 percent of the price of the ticket before
applicable taxes and fees.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.