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House Judiciary Committee hears bills to curb ticket-buying bots, give state AG new enforcement power
Summary
Sponsors told the House Judiciary Committee that House Bills 4,262 and 4,263 (the Event Online Ticket Sales Act) would let Michigans attorney general investigate use of bots to buy event tickets and impose civil fines—sponsors described penalties of up to $5,000 per violation; Live Nation signaled support while StubHub registered neutral.
The House Judiciary Committee listened to testimony on House Bills 4,262 and 4,263, a two-bill package sponsors described as the Event Online Ticket Sales Act that would target automated ‘bots’ used to buy event tickets and give the state attorney general expanded authority to investigate and pursue civil penalties.
Sponsors told the committee the bills would bar the use or creation of automated bots to purchase tickets in excess of posted limits, use multiple accounts to obtain more tickets than allowed, or circumvent security measures that control sales volume. The sponsors said the measures are aimed at reducing extreme resale markups that can price ordinary consumers out of concerts…
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