Committee advances bill to bar resale of restaurant reservations without a restaurant greement

The Louisiana House Committee on Commerce advanced House Bill 90, which would prohibit third-party platforms from listing, selling or advertising restaurant reservations for Louisiana restaurants unless the platform has a direct written agreement with the restaurant.

Representative Abare, the bill—s author, told the committee the measure targets "a growing form of digital deception known as reservation piracy." He said bots and automated services can grab high-demand reservation slots and resell them to consumers through third-party sites, sometimes charging hundreds or thousands of dollars for tables the restaurant never authorized. "This bill will prohibit third party reservation platforms from listing, selling, or…