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Committee debates deceptive-pricing, ticket-resale and disclosure bills; members table several measures for redrafting
Summary
Lawmakers considered LD 913, LD 414 and LD 992, package bills that would adopt or mirror Federal Trade Commission rules on ticket-price disclosure and deceptive pricing; committee members discussed carve-outs, municipal vs. private services, private right of action and cross-jurisdictional issues and tabled bills for further amendment.
Committee staff presented analyses of several related bills (LD 913, LD 414 and LD 992) that would adopt aspects of the Federal Trade Commission(FTC) rule on unfair or deceptive fees (16 CFR part 464) for event tickets and short-term lodging, and would add Maine-specific provisions governing ticket transfers, resale exemptions and total price disclosures.
LD 913 (sponsor: President Daughtry) had been reworked into existing ticket-resale language in Title 8, chapter 37 and would incorporate FTC-style total-price disclosure requirements for live-event tickets while adding state-specific provisions. Key additions included a provision that a ticket seller may not disallow admission to a valid ticket holder solely because the ticket was resold, and a carve-out for ticket sellers that are not majority owned or operated by…
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