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Sponsor tells House panel HB 563 would bar websites from impersonating venues in ticket resale
Summary
At a second hearing, the bill’s sponsor told the House Technology and Innovation Committee HB 563 would prohibit third-party sellers from presenting themselves as official venues or artists and require greater disclosure; sponsor said payment processors reported a 2024 spike in online ticketing fraud.
The sponsor of House Bill 563 told the House Technology and Innovation Committee that the bill would target deceptive online ticket resale practices by prohibiting anyone other than a venue or artist from presenting themselves as an official seller.
The sponsor said HB 563 is aimed at third-party sellers that disguise themselves as venues, artists or ticket platforms, use similar names and logos, dramatically mark up prices and, in some cases, sell tickets they do…
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