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Rep. Eric Murphy seeks law guaranteeing printed tickets on request
Summary
A bill introduced by Rep. Eric Murphy would require ticket vendors and venues to provide printed tickets on request and allow a modest USPS-based mailing fee; committee members and business groups questioned statutory limits and implementation details during a hearing.
Representative Eric Murphy introduced legislation that would require vendors and venues that issue digital-only tickets to provide a printed paper ticket on request and permit vendors to charge up to $10 for mailing via the U.S. Postal Service.
The bill’s sponsor, Representative Eric Murphy (R-Grand Forks), told the Industry, Business and Labor Committee the measure grew out of complaints from older constituents who struggled to use digital ticketing. "Just because we can force folks to change doesn't mean we should," Murphy said, adding that some season-ticket holders of 30 to 40 years had stopped attending events after their venues moved to digital-only ticketing.
Murphy said the bill would be…
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