SB150 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Bobby D. SingletonSenator

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Entertainment events, limiting the circumstances in which a ticket vendor or entertainment venue can place restrictions on the resale or transfer of tickets

Summary

SB150 would require transferable ticket options alongside any resale restrictions, bar penalties for resold tickets, and give issuers and venues new powers to manage sales, access, and consumer protections.

What This Bill Does

It requires that if tickets are sold with resale or transfer restrictions, the same tickets must also be offered in a transferable form. It prohibits penalizing buyers or sellers for reselling tickets. It allows issuers and venue operators to enforce policies on conduct, age, and ticket limits, and to revoke season tickets for policy violations. It establishes consumer protections such as a toll-free complaint line and refunds or replacements for canceled, counterfeit, misdelivered, or misdescribed tickets, with refunds equal to the full price plus fees; it also permits targeted nontransferable ticket promotions with clear markings and exemptions for higher education events.

Who It Affects

• Ticket buyers and sellers: can choose transferable form when purchasing, and cannot be penalized for resold tickets or for using certain resale platforms.
• Ticket issuers, venue operators, and ticket platforms: may enforce venue and event policies, set purchase limits, revoke season tickets for violations, manage transfer rules (including targeted promotions), and handle refunds/complaints under the new framework.

Key Provisions

• If a ticket is sold with resale or transfer restrictions, the seller must also offer a transferable option at the time of initial sale (transferable form usable outside the issuer's platform).
• No penalties, discrimination, or denial of access may be imposed solely because a ticket was resold or sold on a particular platform.
• Issuers and venues may enforce policies on conduct, age, and ticket quantity; they may revoke or restrict season tickets for policy violations; they may prohibit transfers for certain targeted promotions, which must be clearly marked.
• Ticket platforms must provide a toll-free complaints line and must offer full refunds or replacements under specified circumstances (cancellation, counterfeits, non-delivery, misdescription, etc.), with refunds equal to the full price plus fees.
• The act does not apply to events officially associated with higher education institutions, and the law becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 23, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Entertainment