S 281
Advanced toward a vote
Requires ticket sellers to show the total price, including fees, at every stage of a sale, bans selling tickets the seller does not hold, and requires refunds when events are canceled or postponed.
Official title: TICKET Act
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Senate
Introduced
28-JAN-2025
Referred
28-JAN-2025
Approved by committee
05-FEB-2025
Reported
29-APR-2025
On the calendar
29-APR-2025
- Requires sellers to display the total ticket price, including fees, wherever a price appears, and to itemize the base price and each fee before checkout.
- Bans selling or advertising tickets the seller does not actually or constructively possess, but allows services that help buyers get tickets if they are clearly labeled as not being tickets.
- Requires full refunds for canceled events and, for postponed events, a refund or replacement ticket depending on the length of the delay, with refund policies disclosed before purchase.
- Treats violations as unfair or deceptive practices enforced by the Federal Trade Commission, which must also report to Congress on enforcement of the 2016 BOTS Act within 6 months.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in Senate" (28-JAN-2025); the text has changed since (Reported to Senate, 29-APR-2025).
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