HB 563 — Regulate ticket sales

As ReportedPassed by the House Technology and Innovation Committee 136th General Assembly Regular Session Sub.

Representatives Johnson, FischerFischer, Abdullahi, Brennan, Claggett, Cockley, Daniels, Demetriou, Glassburn, Holmes, Jarrells, McNally, Miller, M., Mohamed, Ritter, Rogers, Russo, Salvo, Sigrist, Sims, Somani, Tims, White, E., Williams, Willis, Workman, Young To enact sections 1345.53 and 1345.54 of the 1 Revised Code to regulate ticket sales.

17 (3) "Online ticket marketplace" means the administrator of 18 a web site or other electronic service, including an agent, 19 Sub.

563 Page 2 As ReportedPassed by the House Technology(3) and"Online Innovationticket Committeemarketplace" means the administrator of 18 a web site or other electronic service, including an agent, 19 employee, or assignee of the administrator, that sells tickets 20 or maintains a platform to facilitate the sale of tickets.

46 (b) "Ticket reseller" does not include a person that 47 Sub.

563 Page 3 As ReportedPassed by the House Technology(b) and"Ticket Innovationreseller" Committeedoes not include a person that 47 purchases a ticket solely for the person's own use or the use of 48 the person's invitees, employees, or agents.

73 (a) Charging a reasonable fee for the delivery of tickets 74 in a nonelectronic form, upon election of that delivery method 75 bySub. the purchaser;

76 Sub.

563 Page 4 As ReportedPassed by the House Technology and Innovation Committee (b) Adding to the total cost additional charges for any 77 optional purchases made by the purchaser,purchaser; so long as the cost of 78 those additional purchases are disclosed to the purchaser prior 79 to the operator, ticket reseller, or online ticket marketplace 80 accepting payment;

76 (b) Adding to the total cost additional charges for any 77 optional purchases made by the purchaser, so long as the cost of 78 those additional purchases are disclosed to the purchaser prior 79 to the operator, ticket reseller, or online ticket marketplace 80 accepting payment;

101 (2) A ticket reseller or online ticket marketplace shall 102 require a purchaser to confirm having read the disclosures 103 requiredSub. by division (D)(1) of this section before completing a 104 transaction.

105 Sub.

563 Page 5 As ReportedPassed by the House Technologyrequired andby Innovationdivision Committee(D)(1) (E)of Withinthis twenty-foursection hoursbefore aftercompleting selling a resale104 106transaction. ticket, a ticket reseller or online ticket marketplace shall 107 provide proof of purchase to the purchaser, which shall include 108 all of the following:

105 (E) Within twenty-four hours after selling a resale 106 ticket, a ticket reseller or online ticket marketplace shall 107 provide proof of purchase to the purchaser, which shall include 108 all of the following:

131 Sec.Sub.

1345.54.

(A) No person shall do any of the following:

132 (1) Sell or offer to sell more than one copy of the same 133 Sub.

563 Page 6 As ReportedPassed by the House TechnologySec. and Innovation Committee ticket to a place of entertainment;

1345.54.

(A) No person shall do any of the following:

132 (1) Sell or offer to sell more than one copy of the same 133 ticket to a place of entertainment;

155 (B) No operator, ticket reseller, or online ticket 156 marketplace shall use or caused to be used for reselling tickets 157 an internet domain name or subdomain with a web site URL that 158 contains the name of a place of entertainment, the name of an 159 event, the name of a person scheduled to perform or appear at an 160 event, or a name substantially similar to any of the foregoing, 161 unless the operator, ticket reseller, or online ticket 162 Sub.

563 Page 7 As ReportedPassed by the House Technologyevent, andor Innovationa Committeename substantially similar to any of the foregoing, 161 unless the operator, ticket reseller, or online ticket 162 marketplace is acting on behalf of the place, event, or person.

All powers and 188 remedies available to the attorney general to enforce sections 189 1345.01 to 1345.13 of the Revised Code are available to the 190 Sub.

563 Page 8 As ReportedPassed by the House Technologyremedies andavailable Innovationto Committeethe attorney general to enforce sections 189 1345.01 to 1345.13 of the Revised Code are available to the 190 attorney general to enforce this section and section 1345.53 of 191 the Revised Code.