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Assembly committee advances bill banning speculative ticket listings, sends measure to Appropriations
Summary
The California State Assembly Judiciary Committee voted to pass AB 13 49 as amended and refer it to the Appropriations Committee after testimony from artists, venue operators and ticketing platforms on speculative ticketing, fake resale sites and transfer restrictions.
The California State Assembly Judiciary Committee voted to pass AB 13 49 as amended and referred the measure to the Appropriations Committee after a round of testimony from artists, nonprofit arts organizations, live-venue operators and ticket-resale platforms.
The bill, presented to the committee by Assemblymember Brian, would prohibit “speculative ticketing” — listing tickets for resale before the seller owns them or has a contractual right to sell them — and would require secondary sellers and resale platforms to disclose seat locations, retain sales records and provide refunds when transactions cannot be fulfilled. The author told the committee the measure also would ban deceptive websites that impersonate official sellers and would increase penalties for violators.
Supporters said speculative listings mislead consumers and harm smaller arts organizations. “This harmful practice is known as speculative…
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