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House approves twin bills to curb ticket‑buying bots, fines up to $5,000 per ticket
Summary
The Michigan House passed House Bills 4262 and 4263, measures aimed at stopping automated bots from buying large numbers of event tickets; the bills give enforcement authority to the attorney general and impose civil fines.
The Michigan House on June 24 passed two bills aimed at stopping automated “bot” operators from scooping up event tickets and reselling them at inflated prices.
Representative Jason Harris, who spoke on the package on the House floor, said the bills are intended to prevent bad actors from “program[ming] bots to break through these security measures and grab up hundreds or thousands of tickets within seconds.” He described the measures as giving the attorney general authority to bring cases and imposing civil fines of up to $5,000…
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