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Committee reviews short-form bill H.512 to address online ticket resales after venues report inflated prices
Summary
Rep. Jim Harrison introduced H.512 to the House Commerce & Economic Development Committee, citing venue concerns about unregulated online resellers and high secondary-market prices; the panel agreed to start taking testimony and may pursue legislation next year.
Representative Jim Harrison, sponsor of short-form bill H.512, told the House Commerce & Economic Development Committee on June 5 that the measure was filed to begin addressing problems in the online ticket resale market after venues such as the Paramount Theater in Rutland reported consumers being redirected to third-party sites charging far above box-office prices.
The bill matters, Harrison said, because "their life breath is events that they have and they book," and resellers sometimes list tickets they do not possess at "an outrageous price," which can harm venues' reputations when buyers never receive valid tickets. He told the committee that he found one third-party site listing Paramount tickets for as much as $163 while Paramount's own highest price was $49 plus tax; he also cited an example of a reseller…
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