Relating to: selling and reselling entertainment tickets and providing a penalty. (FE)
SB 580 requires ticket sellers and resellers to clearly display all costs - including fees and surcharges - during ticket purchases, ensuring consumers see the total price upfront. It prohibits resellers from selling tickets above face value without the event operator’s written permission and bans price hikes after initial display (except for physical delivery fees). The bill affects operators (venue owners), ticket resellers, and online ticket platforms, with penalties of $1,000 per violation plus forfeiture of illegal profits. Small resellers earning under $10,000 annually annually are exempt from the "ticket reseller" definition.
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Oct 2025
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Introduced Oct 24, 2025
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Introduced by Senators Wimberger and Nass;
cosponsored by Representatives Franklin, Behnke, Brooks, Donovan, Goeben, Gundrum, Johnson, Knodl, Mursau, O'Connor, Rodriguez, Spiros and Steffen
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