Laura Friedman
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 44
Author
Existing law provides comprehensive regulation of ticket sellers and makes violations of those provisions a misdemeanor. Existing law imposes various refund requirements on a ticket seller, including a requirement to issue a refund upon request to a ticket purchaser for canceled, postponed, or rescheduled events. Existing law also imposes various disclosure requirements on a ticket seller, including a requirement to disclose to a purchaser the location of the seat represented by the ticket, as specified. This bill would revise and recast those provisions by expanding the definition of a ticket seller to include a primary contractor or platform, as defined, and would instead apply the refund requirement relating to the postponement or rescheduling of an event only to primary contractors. The bill would impose various disclosure requirements on ticket sellers relating to ticket price, including that the ticket seller would be prohibited from advertising, displaying, or offering a price for a ticket that does not include all fees or charges that must be paid in order to purchase the ticket other than taxes or fees imposed by a government on the transaction. The bill would prohibit the resale of tickets that were initially offered at no charge and that were knowingly obtained using software or services that circumvent controls or measures that ensure an equitable ticket buying process for event attendees, and would require a ticket seller to provide printed tickets for a cellular telephone-free event, as defined, at the same price that a mobile or electronic ticket is sold. By expanding the scope of existing provisions regulating ticket sellers and imposing new requirements on ticket sellers and primary contractors, the violation of which would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
In committee: Held under submission.
In committee: Held under submission.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E. D.
Referred to Coms. on B., P. & E. D. and JUD.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 48. Noes 11. Page 2009.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (May 18).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (April 25).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
(Pending re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P.)
Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 1167.)
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on A., E., S., & T. Read second time and amended.
Referred to Coms. on A., E., S., & T. and P. & C.P.
From printer. May be heard in committee January 5.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB8 | HTML |
| 12/05/22 - Introduced | |
| 03/30/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/27/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/19/23 - Amended Senate |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/21/23- Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism | |
| 04/25/23- Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection | |
| 05/08/23- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/19/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/25/23- Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development | |
| 07/07/23- Senate Judiciary | |
| 08/25/23- Senate Appropriations |
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