A bill for an act relating to the use or creation of bots to purchase event tickets on the internet, and providing civil penalties.
This bill makes it illegal to use automated software (bots) to purchase event tickets online. It directly affects consumers who use such bots to buy tickets and ticket sellers who enable or facilitate automated purchases. Violators face civil penalties, meaning they could be fined for breaking the law. The bill passed the Senate unanimously and was signed into law by the Governor in June 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Jan 28, 2025
Signed Jun 6, 2025
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What changed between versions
Enrolled with Governor's Action
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Reprinted Marked Up
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The bill was transitioned from its final enrolled version to a reprinted marked-up version, which includes the Governor's signature and official transmission details. The substantive policy content of the bill remains unchanged, as the marked-up version is a formatted reproduction of the same legislative text.
TECHNICAL
Added Governor's signature, date (June 6, 2025), and official transmission letter to the Secretary of State.
Removed original Senate file header and certification signatures from the enrolled version.
Reformatted text layout to match standard legislative markup style while preserving all original policy provisions.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2025 · House Apr 23, 2025
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 49
Feb 11, 2025
D
Democratic16
93% Yea
R
Republican33
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
9
Committee
3
Amendments
4
Jun 6, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 50, nays 0.
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred with S-3137.
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Introduced
Message from House, with amendment S-3137.
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 93, nays 0.
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendments H-1270 and H-1274 adopted.
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Introduced
Amendment H-1274 filed.
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Introduced
Amendment H-1270 filed.
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 0. Excused, 1.
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0.
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Introduced
Amendment S-3001 filed, adopted.
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report, approving bill.
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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