Committee hears consumer‑protection bill to ban deceptive ticketing URLs and require all‑in pricing

Representative Nancy Jenkins presented House Bill 4755, telling the committee the bill was inspired by a personal incident in which she believed she was purchasing tickets from a venue website but was charged far more after undisclosed fees appeared at checkout. HB4755 would prohibit sellers and resellers from using domain names, subdomains, images or addresses that misleadingly imply affiliation with an event, venue or performer without prior written authorization, and would require that the total ticket price (including service charges and fees) be disclosed clearly at the time of sale.

Brian Young, vice president of the Sports Fans Coalition, testified by Zoom in strong support and urged the committee to adopt the bill in its current form. Young said drip pricing and 'white label' sites that imitate local venues harm fans and that HB4755 is modeled largely on recent Colorado legislation; he also referenced the Federal Trade Commission's recent rulemaking on junk fees as complementary federal action.

The committee read in written support from major secondary‑market platforms, including StubHub and Live Nation; those organizations did not request to speak but were recorded as supportive or potentially supportive with suggested changes.

Committee members asked clarifying questions and praised the bill's consumer‑protection aims. Representative Jenkins said the bill includes some exceptions (for instance, price changes due to time lapses) and that it tracks similar protections passed in other states.

Next steps: supporters urged a favorable vote; no committee vote was recorded during this hearing.