| 1 | 1 | | 88R12374 MLH-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Talarico H.B. No. 3299 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to requiring the disclosure of taxes and fees charged for |
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| 8 | 8 | | the sale of concert and other event tickets. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Title 6, Business & Commerce Code, is amended by |
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| 11 | 11 | | adding Chapter 205 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | CHAPTER 205. DISCLOSURE OF TAXES AND FEES FOR EVENT TICKETS |
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| 13 | 13 | | Sec. 205.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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| 14 | 14 | | (1) "Event" means a concert, theatrical performance, |
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| 15 | 15 | | sporting event, exhibition, show, or similar scheduled activity |
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| 16 | 16 | | that: |
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| 17 | 17 | | (A) is open to the public; |
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| 18 | 18 | | (B) is held in a public or private venue; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | (C) requires payment of an admission fee to |
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| 20 | 20 | | attend the activity. |
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| 21 | 21 | | (2) "Ticket website" means an Internet website or |
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| 22 | 22 | | mobile application advertising or offering the sale of tickets, or |
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| 23 | 23 | | offering tickets for resale, to an event in this state. |
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| 24 | 24 | | (3) "Venue" means an arena, stadium, theater, concert |
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| 25 | 25 | | hall, or other place used for events. |
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| 26 | 26 | | Sec. 205.002. DISCLOSURE OF TAXES AND FEES. A person that |
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| 27 | 27 | | sells or resells tickets for a concert or other event in this state, |
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| 28 | 28 | | including the operator of a ticket website, must disclose all taxes |
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| 29 | 29 | | and fees charged in connection with the sale of a ticket for the |
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| 30 | 30 | | event. The total price of event tickets made available for sale on |
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| 31 | 31 | | a ticket website, including taxes and fees charged in connection |
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| 32 | 32 | | with the sale, must be posted on the website in a location easily |
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| 33 | 33 | | accessible by ticket purchasers or potential ticket purchasers. |
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| 34 | 34 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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