HB 5125 Connecticut House · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT CONCERNING ENTERTAINMENT EVENT TICKETS.

HB 5125 regulates ticket resellers and advertising for entertainment events. It requires resellers to either possess tickets or have a written contract with the original seller before selling to customers, and to disclose in writing if they lack tickets or cannot guarantee the price. The bill also bans websites from using venue names, event names, or similar terms in their domain names (except for the venues themselves) and mandates that all ticket advertisements clearly show the total price and the exact dollar amount of any service charge. These rules apply to events like concerts and sports games but exclude movies, affecting resellers, online platforms, and venues.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Governor

Introduced Feb 10, 2026 Last action May 5, 2026

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What changed between versions

Raised Bill → GL Joint Favorable Substitute · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was renumbered from a 'Raised Bill' to a 'Substitute Bill' after committee review, indicating it has been amended to address concerns. The most significant change is the addition of new rules specifically prohibiting ticket resellers from using domain names that include the venue or event name without disclosing that they are not the official seller. The bill also clarifies definitions to exclude movies from 'entertainment events' and adds stricter requirements for disclosing service charges on tickets.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly regulate ticket resellers who use domain names containing the event or venue name, and the definition of 'entertainment event' was narrowed to exclude movies.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was changed from 'Raised Bill' to 'Substitute Bill' and the page count was updated from 7 to 6 pages, reflecting text edits made during committee review.

REQUIREMENT

New provisions were added to prohibit ticket resellers from advertising or facilitating sales via websites with domain names containing the venue or event name unless they clearly disclose they are not the official seller and may not have the ticket.

New requirements mandate that ticket sellers must clearly disclose the total price and the specific dollar amount of any service charges on advertisements and ticket faces.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'entertainment event' was updated to explicitly exclude movies, while the definition of 'entertainment venue' was added to clarify which locations are covered.

ENFORCEMENT

A new subsection was added to explicitly state that violations of the new ticket reseller and service charge disclosure rules constitute unfair or deceptive trade practices.

Floor votes · Senate May 6, 2026 · House Apr 8, 2026

How they voted

36–0

Passed

Total votes 36

May 6, 2026

D Democratic25

25 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican11

11 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

May 6, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (36-0)

senate

May 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH. A

upper

May 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH. A

upper

Apr 8, 2026

Lower · Passed

HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A

lower

Apr 8, 2026

Lower · Passed

HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A

lower

Mar 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Joint Favorable Substitute

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Committee

REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON General Law

lower

10 primary · 0 co-sponsors