SB249 Alabama 2019 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2019
Title
Entertainment events, limiting the circumstances in which a ticket vendor or entertainment venue can place restrictions on the resale or transfer of tickets
Description
<p class="bill_description"> 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</p><p class="bill_description">
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</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would also allow ticket issuers
and venue operators to enforce certain policies,
limits, and restrictions pertaining to ticket sales
and event access</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> 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.
</p>
Subjects
Entertainment
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 |