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Committee advances bill to bar unauthorized resale of restaurant reservations
Summary
A House committee voted to advance House Bill 90, which would require third‑party reservation platforms to have a written agreement with restaurants before listing or reselling reservation slots and would allow civil penalties administered by the Louisiana Attorney General.
Representative Abare introduced House Bill 90 to the Louisiana House Committee on Commerce, saying the measure would require third‑party reservation platforms to have a written agreement with restaurants before listing, selling or advertising reservations on their behalf.
"This bill will prohibit third party reservation platforms from listing, selling, or advertising reservations to Louisiana restaurants unless they have a direct written agreement with the restaurant," Representative Abare said. He described the practice as "reservation piracy," where bots and third parties grab high‑demand reservation slots and resell them for fees.
The bill would allow civil penalties of…
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