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House Judiciary Committee hears testimony on bills to curb ticket‑buying bots
Summary
The House Judiciary Committee heard testimony on proposed legislation to limit automated “bot” purchases of entertainment tickets and to give Michigan’s attorney general new civil tools to pursue offenders.
The House Judiciary Committee heard testimony on proposed legislation to limit automated “bot” purchases of entertainment tickets and to give Michigan’s attorney general new civil tools to pursue offenders. Representatives Harris and McFall presented House Bill 4262 and House Bill 4263, which they described as the Event Online Ticket Sales Act.
The bills would prohibit using or creating automated bots to buy tickets in excess of a platform’s limits, to use multiple accounts to purchase tickets, or to circumvent security features that control sales volume. "HB 4263 creates the Event Online Ticket Sales Act, which prohibits a person from using or creating a bot to conduct certain online activities related to…
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