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| 1 | - | 02-28 14:39 1st Sub. (Green) S.B. 292 | |
| 2 | - | Todd Weiler proposes the following substitute bill: | |
| 1 | + | 02-17 11:01 S.B. 292 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 4 | 3 | Ticketing Delivery Amendments | |
| 5 | 4 | 2025 GENERAL SESSION | |
| 6 | 5 | STATE OF UTAH | |
| 7 | 6 | Chief Sponsor: Todd Weiler | |
| 8 | 7 | House Sponsor: | |
| 9 | 8 | 2 | |
| 10 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 10 | 3 | |
| 12 | 11 | LONG TITLE | |
| 13 | 12 | 4 | |
| 14 | 13 | General Description: | |
| 15 | 14 | 5 | |
| 16 | 15 | This bill enacts provisions relating to the delivery of an e-ticket. | |
| 17 | 16 | 6 | |
| 18 | 17 | Highlighted Provisions: | |
| 19 | 18 | 7 | |
| 20 | 19 | This bill: | |
| 21 | 20 | 8 | |
| 22 | - | ▸ defines | |
| 21 | + | ▸ defines e-ticket; | |
| 23 | 22 | 9 | |
| 24 | - | ▸ provides that | |
| 23 | + | ▸ provides that e-tickets are subject to state law prohibitions for ticket sales; | |
| 25 | 24 | 10 | |
| 26 | - | e-ticket | |
| 25 | + | ▸ prohibits a primary ticket seller from delivering an e-ticket more than 72 hours after a | |
| 27 | 26 | 11 | |
| 28 | - | ||
| 27 | + | consumer purchases the e-ticket; | |
| 29 | 28 | 12 | |
| 30 | - | ||
| 29 | + | ▸ requires a primary ticket seller to deliver an e-ticket to a consumer as soon as reasonably | |
| 31 | 30 | 13 | |
| 32 | - | ||
| 31 | + | possible, if the consumer purchases the e-ticket less than 72 hours before an event; and | |
| 33 | 32 | 14 | |
| 34 | 33 | ▸ makes technical changes. | |
| 35 | 34 | 15 | |
| 36 | 35 | Money Appropriated in this Bill: | |
| 37 | 36 | 16 | |
| 38 | 37 | None | |
| 39 | 38 | 17 | |
| 40 | 39 | Other Special Clauses: | |
| 41 | 40 | 18 | |
| 42 | 41 | None | |
| 43 | 42 | 19 | |
| 44 | 43 | Utah Code Sections Affected: | |
| 45 | 44 | 20 | |
| 46 | 45 | AMENDS: | |
| 47 | 46 | 21 | |
| 48 | 47 | 13-54-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 251 | |
| 49 | 48 | 22 | |
| 50 | 49 | 13-54-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 251 | |
| 51 | 50 | 23 | |
| 52 | 51 | ||
| 53 | 52 | 24 | |
| 54 | 53 | Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: | |
| 55 | 54 | 25 | |
| 56 | 55 | Section 1. Section 13-54-102 is amended to read: | |
| 57 | 56 | 26 | |
| 58 | 57 | 13-54-102 . Definitions. | |
| 59 | 58 | 27 | |
| 60 | - | ||
| 59 | + | (1) "Consumer" means a person [who] that purchases a ticket for use by the person or the | |
| 61 | 60 | 28 | |
| 62 | - | (1) "Consumer" means a person [who] that purchases a ticket for use by the person or the | |
| 63 | - | 1st Sub. S.B. 292 1st Sub. (Green) S.B. 292 02-28 14:39 | |
| 61 | + | person's invitee. | |
| 64 | 62 | 29 | |
| 65 | - | ||
| 63 | + | (2) "Division" means the Division of Consumer Protection in the Department of Commerce. | |
| 66 | 64 | 30 | |
| 67 | - | (2) "Division" means the Division of Consumer Protection in the Department of Commerce. | |
| 65 | + | (3) "Domain" means the portion of text in a URL that is to the left of the top-level domain. | |
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| 68 | 67 | 31 | |
| 69 | - | ( | |
| 68 | + | (4) "E-ticket" means digital evidence of an individual's right of entry to an event that a | |
| 70 | 69 | 32 | |
| 71 | - | ||
| 70 | + | seller delivers through electronic means. | |
| 72 | 71 | 33 | |
| 73 | - | ||
| 72 | + | [(4)] (5) "Event" means a single, specific occurrence of one of the following, that takes | |
| 74 | 73 | 34 | |
| 75 | - | ||
| 74 | + | place at a venue: | |
| 76 | 75 | 35 | |
| 77 | - | ||
| 76 | + | (a) a concert; | |
| 78 | 77 | 36 | |
| 79 | - | ( | |
| 78 | + | (b) a game; | |
| 80 | 79 | 37 | |
| 81 | - | ( | |
| 80 | + | (c) a performance; | |
| 82 | 81 | 38 | |
| 83 | - | ( | |
| 82 | + | (d) a show; or | |
| 84 | 83 | 39 | |
| 85 | - | ( | |
| 84 | + | (e) an occasion similar to the occasions described in Subsections [(4)(a)] (5)(a) through | |
| 86 | 85 | 40 | |
| 87 | - | ||
| 86 | + | (d). | |
| 88 | 87 | 41 | |
| 89 | - | (5)( | |
| 88 | + | [(5)] (6) "Event participant" means any of the following persons [who is ] that are associated | |
| 90 | 89 | 42 | |
| 91 | - | ||
| 90 | + | with an event or on behalf of [whom] which a person sells a ticket to an event: | |
| 92 | 91 | 43 | |
| 93 | - | ||
| 92 | + | (a) an artist; | |
| 94 | 93 | 44 | |
| 95 | - | ( | |
| 94 | + | (b) a league; | |
| 96 | 95 | 45 | |
| 97 | - | ( | |
| 96 | + | (c) a team; | |
| 98 | 97 | 46 | |
| 99 | - | ( | |
| 98 | + | (d) a tour group; | |
| 100 | 99 | 47 | |
| 101 | - | ( | |
| 100 | + | (e) a venue; or | |
| 102 | 101 | 48 | |
| 103 | - | (e) | |
| 102 | + | (f) any person similar to the persons described in Subsections [(5)(a)] (6)(a) through (e). | |
| 104 | 103 | 49 | |
| 105 | - | ||
| 104 | + | [(6)] (7) "Person" does not include a government entity. | |
| 106 | 105 | 50 | |
| 107 | - | ||
| 106 | + | [(7)] (8) "Primary ticket seller" means the person [who] that first sells a particular ticket. | |
| 108 | 107 | 51 | |
| 109 | - | [( | |
| 108 | + | [(8)] (9)(a) "Reseller" means a person [who] that sells or offers for sale a ticket after [it] | |
| 110 | 109 | 52 | |
| 111 | - | ||
| 110 | + | the ticket is sold by a primary ticket seller. | |
| 112 | 111 | 53 | |
| 113 | - | ||
| 112 | + | (b) "Reseller" includes a person [who] that engages in conduct described in Subsection [ | |
| 114 | 113 | 54 | |
| 115 | - | the | |
| 114 | + | (8)(a)] (9)(a), regardless of whether the person is also the primary ticket seller of the | |
| 116 | 115 | 55 | |
| 117 | - | ||
| 116 | + | ticket or the primary ticket seller of another ticket to the same event. | |
| 118 | 117 | 56 | |
| 119 | - | ( | |
| 118 | + | (c) "Reseller" does not include a person [who] that transfers a ticket to another person | |
| 120 | 119 | 57 | |
| 121 | - | ||
| 120 | + | without reimbursement or consideration. | |
| 122 | 121 | 58 | |
| 123 | - | ( | |
| 122 | + | [(9)] (10)(a) "Ticket" means evidence of an individual's right of entry to an event. | |
| 124 | 123 | 59 | |
| 125 | - | ||
| 124 | + | (b) "Ticket" includes an e-ticket. | |
| 126 | 125 | 60 | |
| 127 | - | (10) " | |
| 126 | + | [(10)] (11) "Ticket aggregator" means a person [who] that aggregates the prices for which | |
| 128 | 127 | 61 | |
| 129 | - | ||
| 128 | + | other persons offer tickets for sale or resale. | |
| 130 | 129 | 62 | |
| 131 | - | [(9)] (11) "Ticket" means evidence of an individual's right of entry to an event. | |
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| 130 | + | [(11)] (12) "Ticket purchasing software" means software that is primarily designed for the | |
| 133 | 131 | 63 | |
| 134 | - | ||
| 132 | + | purpose of: | |
| 135 | 133 | 64 | |
| 136 | - | [(10)] (12) "Ticket aggregator" means a person [who] that aggregates the prices for which | |
| 134 | + | (a) interfering with the sale of tickets by circumventing controls or measures on a ticket | |
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| 137 | 136 | 65 | |
| 138 | - | ||
| 137 | + | website to bypass posted event ticket purchasing limits; or | |
| 139 | 138 | 66 | |
| 140 | - | ||
| 139 | + | (b) undermining the integrity of posted online ticket purchasing order rules. | |
| 141 | 140 | 67 | |
| 142 | - | ||
| 141 | + | [(12)] (13) "Ticket website" means: | |
| 143 | 142 | 68 | |
| 144 | - | (a) | |
| 143 | + | (a) with respect to a reseller, a website on which the reseller sells or offers for sale or | |
| 145 | 144 | 69 | |
| 146 | - | ||
| 145 | + | resale one or more tickets; or | |
| 147 | 146 | 70 | |
| 148 | - | (b) | |
| 147 | + | (b) with respect to a ticket aggregator, a website on which the ticket aggregator | |
| 149 | 148 | 71 | |
| 150 | - | ||
| 149 | + | aggregates the prices for which other persons offer tickets for sale or resale. | |
| 151 | 150 | 72 | |
| 152 | - | ( | |
| 151 | + | [(13)] (14) "Top-level domain" includes .com, .net, and .org. | |
| 153 | 152 | 73 | |
| 154 | - | ||
| 153 | + | [(14)] (15) "URL" means the uniform resource locator for a website on the Internet. | |
| 155 | 154 | 74 | |
| 156 | - | ( | |
| 155 | + | [(15)] (16)(a) "Venue" means real property located in the state where one or more | |
| 157 | 156 | 75 | |
| 158 | - | ||
| 157 | + | persons host a concert, game, performance, show, or similar occasion. | |
| 159 | 158 | 76 | |
| 160 | - | ||
| 159 | + | (b) "Venue" includes an arena, a stadium, a theater, a concert hall, an amphitheater, a | |
| 161 | 160 | 77 | |
| 162 | - | ||
| 161 | + | fairground, a club, a convention center, a public assembly facility, or a mass | |
| 163 | 162 | 78 | |
| 164 | - | ||
| 163 | + | gathering location. | |
| 165 | 164 | 79 | |
| 166 | - | ||
| 165 | + | Section 2. Section 13-54-202 is amended to read: | |
| 167 | 166 | 80 | |
| 168 | - | ||
| 167 | + | 13-54-202 . Prohibited practices. | |
| 169 | 168 | 81 | |
| 170 | - | ||
| 169 | + | (1)(a) It is unlawful for any person [who] that is not a primary ticket seller to represent, | |
| 171 | 170 | 82 | |
| 172 | - | ||
| 171 | + | directly or indirectly, that the person is a primary ticket seller. | |
| 173 | 172 | 83 | |
| 174 | - | ||
| 173 | + | (b) If a presiding officer or court determines appropriate after considering other relevant | |
| 175 | 174 | 84 | |
| 176 | - | ||
| 175 | + | factors, the following actions by a person [who] that is not a primary ticket seller | |
| 177 | 176 | 85 | |
| 178 | - | ||
| 177 | + | establish a presumption that the person is representing that the person is a primary | |
| 179 | 178 | 86 | |
| 180 | - | ||
| 179 | + | ticket seller in violation of Subsection (1)(a): | |
| 181 | 180 | 87 | |
| 182 | - | ( | |
| 181 | + | (i) using the name of an event in the domain of the person's ticket website, unless the | |
| 183 | 182 | 88 | |
| 184 | - | ||
| 183 | + | person has written authorization from an agent of the event; | |
| 185 | 184 | 89 | |
| 186 | - | ||
| 185 | + | (ii) using the name of an event participant in the domain of the person's ticket | |
| 187 | 186 | 90 | |
| 188 | - | ||
| 187 | + | website, unless the person has written authorization from the event participant or | |
| 189 | 188 | 91 | |
| 190 | - | ||
| 189 | + | an agent of the event participant; | |
| 191 | 190 | 92 | |
| 192 | - | ||
| 191 | + | (iii) using, in paid search results, the name of an event or event participant in a | |
| 193 | 192 | 93 | |
| 194 | - | (ii) | |
| 193 | + | manner described in Subsection (1)(b)(i) or (ii); or | |
| 195 | 194 | 94 | |
| 196 | - | ||
| 195 | + | (iv) using on the person's website any of the following that individually or in | |
| 197 | 196 | 95 | |
| 198 | - | ||
| 197 | + | combination is substantially similar to a primary ticket seller's, venue's, or event's | |
| 199 | 198 | 96 | |
| 200 | - | (iii) using, in paid search results, the name of an event or event participant in a | |
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| 199 | + | website, with the intent to mislead a potential purchaser, without written | |
| 202 | 200 | 97 | |
| 203 | - | ||
| 201 | + | authorization: | |
| 204 | 202 | 98 | |
| 205 | - | (iv) using on the person's website any of the following that individually or in | |
| 203 | + | (A) text; | |
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| 206 | 205 | 99 | |
| 207 | - | ||
| 206 | + | (B) images; | |
| 208 | 207 | 100 | |
| 209 | - | website | |
| 208 | + | (C) website graphics; | |
| 210 | 209 | 101 | |
| 211 | - | ||
| 210 | + | (D) website design; or | |
| 212 | 211 | 102 | |
| 213 | - | ( | |
| 212 | + | (E) Internet address. | |
| 214 | 213 | 103 | |
| 215 | - | ( | |
| 214 | + | (2) It is unlawful for a person [who] that lists or offers a ticket for sale to: | |
| 216 | 215 | 104 | |
| 217 | - | ( | |
| 216 | + | (a) accept payment for the ticket; and | |
| 218 | 217 | 105 | |
| 219 | - | ( | |
| 218 | + | (b) fail to deliver to the consumer [who] that purchases the ticket a ticket that reflects the | |
| 220 | 219 | 106 | |
| 221 | - | ||
| 220 | + | transaction to which the parties agreed. | |
| 222 | 221 | 107 | |
| 223 | - | ( | |
| 222 | + | (3) It is unlawful for a person to: | |
| 224 | 223 | 108 | |
| 225 | - | (a) | |
| 224 | + | (a) knowingly sell more than one copy of the same ticket; or | |
| 226 | 225 | 109 | |
| 227 | - | (b) | |
| 226 | + | (b) use ticket purchasing software to circumvent any portion of the process for | |
| 228 | 227 | 110 | |
| 229 | - | ||
| 228 | + | purchasing a ticket on a ticket website, including: | |
| 230 | 229 | 111 | |
| 231 | - | ( | |
| 230 | + | (i) circumventing: | |
| 232 | 231 | 112 | |
| 233 | - | (a) | |
| 232 | + | (A) security measures; | |
| 234 | 233 | 113 | |
| 235 | - | (b) | |
| 234 | + | (B) identity validation measures; or | |
| 236 | 235 | 114 | |
| 237 | - | ||
| 236 | + | (C) an access control system; or | |
| 238 | 237 | 115 | |
| 239 | - | ( | |
| 238 | + | (ii) disguising the identity of a ticket purchaser for the purpose of purchasing a | |
| 240 | 239 | 116 | |
| 241 | - | ||
| 240 | + | number of tickets that exceeds the maximum number of tickets allowed for a | |
| 242 | 241 | 117 | |
| 243 | - | ||
| 242 | + | person to purchase. | |
| 244 | 243 | 118 | |
| 245 | - | ( | |
| 244 | + | (4) It is unlawful for a person to fail to comply with a provision of Section 13-54-201. | |
| 246 | 245 | 119 | |
| 247 | - | ( | |
| 246 | + | (5)(a) It is unlawful for a primary ticket seller to fail to deliver an e-ticket to a consumer | |
| 248 | 247 | 120 | |
| 249 | - | ||
| 248 | + | within 72 hours after the consumer purchases the e-ticket. | |
| 250 | 249 | 121 | |
| 251 | - | ||
| 250 | + | (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (5)(a), if a consumer purchases a ticket less than 72 | |
| 252 | 251 | 122 | |
| 253 | - | ||
| 252 | + | hours before an event, a primary ticket seller shall deliver the e-ticket as soon as | |
| 254 | 253 | 123 | |
| 255 | - | ||
| 254 | + | reasonably possible after the purchase. | |
| 256 | 255 | 124 | |
| 257 | - | ||
| 256 | + | [(5)] (6) Nothing in this section prohibits a person from including the name of an event or an | |
| 258 | 257 | 125 | |
| 259 | - | ||
| 258 | + | event participant in a URL after the top-level domain. | |
| 260 | 259 | 126 | |
| 261 | - | ||
| 260 | + | Section 3. Effective Date. | |
| 262 | 261 | 127 | |
| 263 | - | (6)(a) An individual has a cause of action against a person that violates this section if the | |
| 264 | - | 128 | |
| 265 | - | individual suffers harm as a direct result of the person's violation of this section. | |
| 266 | - | 129 | |
| 267 | - | (b) If an individual brings an action against a person under this Subsection (6), and a | |
| 268 | - | 130 | |
| 269 | - | court with jurisdiction determines the person violated this section, the court shall | |
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| 271 | - | 131 | |
| 272 | - | award the individual: | |
| 273 | - | 132 | |
| 274 | - | (i) treble damages; and | |
| 275 | - | 133 | |
| 276 | - | (ii) reasonable costs and attorney fees. | |
| 277 | - | 134 | |
| 278 | - | [(5)] (7) Nothing in this section prohibits a person from including the name of an event or an | |
| 279 | - | 135 | |
| 280 | - | event participant in a URL after the top-level domain. | |
| 281 | - | 136 | |
| 282 | - | Section 3. Effective Date. | |
| 283 | - | 137 | |
| 284 | 262 | This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025. | |
| 285 | - | - | |
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