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Vermont committee continues work on H.512 to cap secondary ticket resale at 10%
Summary
The House Commerce & Economic Development Committee reviewed H.512, focusing on a proposed 10% cap on secondary resale (consumer pays no more than 110% of original price), deceptive-domain prohibitions, disclosure mechanics and enforcement; staff and legal counsel flagged definition, enforcement and First Amendment issues and the committee scheduled more work next week.
BURLINGTON, Vt. — The Vermont House Committee on Commerce & Economic Development continued deliberations on H.512 on Feb. 10, 2026, focusing on a proposed limit that would prevent consumers from paying more than 110% of an original ticket price when buying on the secondary market.
Cameron Wood of the Legislative Council, who reviewed the current committee strike-all draft, told members the bill’s key definitions (for example, “original ticket” and “ticket reseller”) need tightening and recommended consistent language across sections. Wood said subsection (b) would cap resale so “a ticket reseller shall not charge more than a 110% of the total price of an original ticket,” and he clarified that the “total price” was intended to include taxes and original fees.
The committee pressed on how the cap applies to platforms that operate marketplaces rather than hold tickets themselves. “My understanding, I listened to a little bit of the testimony from StubHub last…
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