SB249 Alabama 2019 Session
Bill Summary
This bill would provide that tickets to entertainment events may be originally sold with resale and transfer restrictions only if the ticket seller also offers the option of purchasing the same tickets without resale and transfer restrictions
This bill would also provide that no ticket seller, entertainment venue operator, entertainment event participant, entertainment event sponsor, entertainment event promoter, or any agent of any of these entities may penalize a ticket buyer or seller for holding a resold ticket
This bill would also allow ticket issuers and venue operators to enforce certain policies, limits, and restrictions pertaining to ticket sales and event access
Relating to entertainment event ticketing; to provide that tickets to entertainment events may be originally sold with resale and transfer restrictions only if the ticket seller also offers the option of purchasing the same tickets without resale and transfer restrictions; to provide that no ticket seller, entertainment venue operator, entertainment event participant, entertainment event sponsor, entertainment event promoter, or any agent of any of these entities may penalize a ticket buyer or seller for holding a resold ticket; and to also allow ticket issuers and venue operators to enforce certain policies, limits, and restrictions pertaining to ticket sales and event access.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 16, 2019 | S | Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development first Amendment Offered |
| April 16, 2019 | S | Pending third reading on day 11 Favorable from Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development with 1 amendment |
| April 16, 2019 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| April 9, 2019 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | April 10, 2019 | Room 825 - BILL ADDED at 10:00 | Senate FRED Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB249 Alabama 2019 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development first Amendment Offered |