HB 563 Ohio House · 136th Legislature (2025-2026)

Regulate ticket sales

HB 563 would establish new sections (1345.53 and 1345.54) in the Revised Code to regulate ticket sales. The bill's abstract does not specify the exact mechanisms, affected parties, or concrete policy changes beyond its general purpose of regulation. Without further details in the provided context, the specific provisions, who would be directly impacted (e.g., ticket sellers, consumers, event venues), or how the regulation would function cannot be described. A full summary of its key mechanisms requires the actual text of the enacted sections.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Oct 2025

Committee Review

Nov 2025

House Passage

Jun 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Oct 29, 2025 Last action Jun 11, 2026

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What changed between versions

As Introduced → As Passed by the House · 5 edits · Jun 9, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was amended to add several new cosponsors and reorganize the text for clarity. Substantively, the bill now includes a new definition for 'ticket reseller' that explicitly includes operators selling tickets for resale, clarifies that resellers must disclose specific terms like refund policies and event change responsibilities, and prohibits resellers from using a place of entertainment's name in their website URL without permission. These changes aim to increase consumer transparency and prevent deceptive ticketing practices.

Scope change

The scope of the bill was expanded to explicitly include 'operators' within the definition of 'ticket reseller' regarding resale activities, thereby broadening the entities subject to specific disclosure and conduct requirements.

ELIGIBILITY

Added multiple new cosponsors to the bill, expanding the group of representatives supporting the legislation.

DEFINITION

Modified the definition of 'ticket reseller' to explicitly include operators who offer or sell tickets for resale, clarifying the scope of entities regulated by the new rules.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement for ticket resellers and online marketplaces to disclose their specific refund policies and the purchaser's responsibility for checking event changes on their website.

Added a prohibition preventing ticket resellers from using a place of entertainment's name, event name, or performer name in their website URL or domain without written permission.

TECHNICAL

Reorganized the bill text to remove page numbers and line markers from the 'As Introduced' version and formatted the 'As Passed' version for legislative clarity.

Floor votes · House Jun 10, 2026

How they voted

94–0

Passed

Total votes 94

Jun 10, 2026

D Democratic32

32 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican62

62 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Jun 11, 2026

Introduced

upper

Jun 10, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (94-0)

house

Jun 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Nov 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to committee

lower

Oct 29, 2025

Introduced

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors