B 26-0224 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Restricting Egregious Scalping Against Live Entertainment (RESALE) Amendment Act of 2025

This bill (B 26-0224, "Restricting Egregious Scalping Against Live Entertainment (RESALE) Amendment Act of 2025") directly affects concertgoers, artists, and venues in Washington D.C. by capping secondary ticket prices at face value plus 10%, banning the sale of "speculative tickets" (e.g., selling tickets before they exist), and requiring resellers of 50+ tickets annually to register with the city, post a $10,000 bond, and disclose all pricing upfront. It also mandates clear seat information for secondary purchases, prohibits restricting ticket transfers without disclosure, and requires platforms to prevent bot-driven ticket buying. Violations carry civil penalties of $5,000 for first offenses and $10,000 for repeat violations. The law aims to make ticket buying fairer by reducing price gouging and deceptive practices.

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2026

Council Passage

Jul 2026

Signed into Law

Aug 2026

Introduced Apr 9, 2025 Signed Aug 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

Engrossment → Enrollment · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was finalized as the 'RESALE Amendment Act of 2026' with several substantive changes from its earlier version. The most significant addition is a new prohibition on surveillance-based price discrimination, ensuring consumers are not charged more based on their browsing history or data tracking. The scope of ticket definitions was slightly narrowed to explicitly exclude professional sports teams and movie screenings. Additionally, the bill now explicitly authorizes the Mayor to establish regulations regarding price and fee structures for both primary and secondary markets, and the chapter title was updated to include the new anti-discrimination provision.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include a ban on using consumer data for price discrimination, and the definition of 'tickets' was refined to exclude professional sports and movie screenings.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new section prohibiting ticket issuers from using surveillance or consumer data to engage in price discrimination.

Explicitly authorized the Mayor to create regulations governing price and fee structures for both primary and secondary ticket markets.

DEFINITION

Refined the definition of 'ticket' to explicitly exclude sporting events by professional/intercollegiate teams and motion picture screenings.

SCOPE

Updated the chapter title to reflect the new prohibition on surveillance-based price discrimination.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting changes in the table of contents and section numbering to accommodate the new provision.

Floor votes · Council Jul 14, 2026

How they voted

13–0

Passed

Total votes 13

Jul 14, 2026

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent2

2 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Jul 14, 2026

Council · Passed

Council Vote: pass (13-0)

council

Jul 14, 2026

Introduced

Amendment (Allen, Henderson, Nadeau)

legislature

Jul 14, 2026

Introduced

Amendment (Pinto)

legislature

Jun 30, 2026

Introduced

Amendment (Allen & Henderson)

legislature

Jun 22, 2026

Legislature · Passed

Committee Mark-up of B26-0224 by the Public Works and Operations Committee

legislature

Apr 22, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Public Works and Operations

legislature

Apr 9, 2025

Introduced

B26-0224 Introduced by Councilmember Allen at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors